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Sep 13, 2023

Ultrathin nanotech promises to help tackle antibiotic resistance

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, nanotechnology

The innovation – which has undergone advanced pre-clinical trials – is effective against a broad range of drug-resistant bacterial cells, including ‘golden staph’, which are commonly referred to as superbugs.

Antibiotic resistance is a major global health threat, causing about 700,000 deaths annually, a figure which could rise to 10 million deaths a year by 2050 without the development of new antibacterial therapies.

The new study led by RMIT University and the University of South Australia (UniSA) tested black phosphorus-based nanotechnology as an advanced infection treatment and wound healing therapeutic.

Results published in Advanced Therapeutics show it effectively treated infections,… More.


Researchers have invented a nano-thin superbug-slaying material that could be integrated into wound dressings to prevent or heal bacterial infections.

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