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K Tiny gold radiators fry bacteria on implants

In the fight against antibiotic resistance, a new technology developed at Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, can be of great importance when, for example, hip and knee implants are surgically inserted. By heating up small nanorods of gold with near-infrared light (NIR), the bacteria are killed, and the surface of the implant becomes sterile. The researchers are now presenting a new study that increases the understanding of how the gold rods are affected by light and how the temperature in them can be measured.

Tiny gold radiators fry bacteria on implants 

MC2 Graphene spike mat and fridge magnet technology to fight against antibiotic resistance

With strong bactericidal properties, graphene has the potential to become a game changer in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So far there have been no efficient ways to control these properties – and thus no way to make use of graphene’s potential in healthcare. Now researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, have solved the problem by using the same technology found in an ordinary fridge magnet. The result of which, is an ultra-thin acupuncture-like surface that can act as a coating on catheters and implants – killing 99.99 percent of all bacteria on a surface.

Graphene spike mat and fridge magnet technology to fight against antibiotic resistance

K New spray fights infections and antibiotic resistance

The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks antibiotic resistance as one of the top ten threats to global health. There is therefore a great need for new solutions to tackle resistant bacteria and reduce the use of antibiotics. A group of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden are now presenting a new spray that can kill even antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and that can be used for wound care and directly on implants and other medical devices.

New spray fights infections and antibiotic resistance

LIFE Reducing antibiotic use in farm animals adds value to biorefineries

Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest societal challenges globally today and needs to be addressed at different levels. Researchers at Chalmers are starting a project to improve microbial probiotics and prebiotics, from leftover biomass of the bioindustry, to decrease the risk of infections in farm animals. By improving the protection power of these microbes, the use of antibiotics can be decreased, and value is added to existing processes for bioproduction.

Reducing antibiotic use in farm animals adds value to biorefineries

LIFE Cut and stretch assay reveals resistance genes

​Which antimicrobial resistance genes are present in bacteria, for example in a hospital ward? For laboratories with limited financial resources characterizing bacterial DNA is difficult, as this often requires expensive equipment. Researchers at Chalmers have now developed a method that can detect specific bacterial genes that encode resistance using standard microscopes, which are already used to diagnose tuberculosis in low-income countries.​

Cut and stretch assay reveals resistance genes

Boost for Chalmers' research on antibiotics resistance

Antibiotics resistance poses a serious threat to global public health and is sometimes referred to as a silently ongoing pandemic. Chalmers is now enhancing its research in the field through three project grants, all linked to the Center for Antibiotic Resistance Research in Gothenburg.

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