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Image Credit: Anna-Lena Lundqvist/Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health. The manner in which antibiotics have been used in the past means that they are no longer effective and have become resistant to the bacteria they once fought. In order to solve the problem, there needs to be a change in the way antibiotics are used, and novel, sustainable medical technologies must be established. A team at Chalmers University of Technology has engineered a new material that prevents wound infections and works against all types of ba...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new material that kills bacteria and could potentially prevent infections in wounds - a specially designed hydrogel, that works against... view more  Credit: Anna-Lena Lundqvist/Chalmers Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new material that prevents infections in wounds - a specially designed hydrogel, that works against all types of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant ones. The new material offers great hope for combating a growing global problem. Th...