Modifying
surfaces by means of nanostructured reliefs to prevent the spread of bacteria
2012/7/20
Researchers
at the Institute for Agrobiotechnology (a mixed research centre set up by the
Public University of Navarre, the CSIC-National Scientific Research Council,
and the Government of Navarre) are designing, by means of laser application,
nanostructured reliefs on surfaces so that they acquire antibacterial
properties and are more resistant to the formation of bacterial biofilms. The
authors of the research say that in the preliminary tests carried out so far
with the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus a reduction in the region of 65-70% has
been confirmed in the adhesion of bacteria.
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