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Jul 14, 2024 11:27 pm
New Therapy Fights Bacteria Without Antibiotics
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University have developed a novel technique using sugar-coated gold nanoparticles. When heated by near-infrared lasers, these nanoparticles can both show and destroy biofilms in infected teeth and skin wounds of rats and mice.
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Biofilms are groups of tiny living things that cling to surfaces. These surfaces can be non-living, like rocks in a stream, or parts of animals, like skin or gut lining.
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