Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of hard to kill methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria.
Hospitals worldwide are suffering an increasing number of bacterial infections that have become resistant to antibiotics. New nanotech materials promise to eradicate bacteria in the body without affecting healthy human cells.
Using the same electrostatic principles used to control semiconductor microchips, researchers are targeting infectious bacteria with magic-bullet-like nano-particles.
Further Reading: http://bit.ly/NextGenLog-hfcd
Posted by R. Colin Johnson at 10:17 AM