A new antimicrobial suture material that glows in medical imaging could be a promising alternative for mesh implants and internal stitches.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 31, 2023
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Researchers have discovered how Gram-negative bacteria—which cause drug-resistant pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and surgical site infections in hospitalized patients—finish building a crucial component of their outer ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 8, 2022
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By severely curtailing the effects of antibiotics, the formation of organized communities of bacterial cells known as biofilms can be deadly during surgeries and in urinary tract infections. Yale researchers have just come ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 5, 2018
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Nanofiber-based wound dressings loaded with vitamin D spur the production of an antimicrobial peptide, a key step forward in the battle against surgical site infections, or SSIs.
Bio & Medicine
Jul 5, 2018
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Loading nanofiber sutures with vitamin D induces the production of an infection-fighting peptide, new research shows.
Bio & Medicine
Oct 18, 2017
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