But not just any plastic. It can break down polycaprolactone (PCL) — a biodegradable polymer widely used in medical implants ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is associated with 559,000 yearly deaths worldwide, and many of them come from hospital-acquired ...

This ability may allow the bacteria to persist longer on hospital surfaces and inside medical devices—areas once assumed to ...

The bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is responsible for up to 30 per cent of hospital-acquired infections, a new study has ...

A study reveals that the superbug Pseudomonas aeruginosa can digest medical plastics, posing a threat to patient safety globally. The bacterium uses the plastic as a carbon source, potentially leading ...

A lot of medical students at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences conduct research during the summer after their first year of medical school, but not many get to be co-authors of an ...

Pictured: an artist's impression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, main, and plastic medical equipment ... aeruginosa can use broken-down plastic fragments to form tougher biofilms—coatings of ...

Nanoplastics are everywhere. These fragments are so tiny they can accumulate on bacteria and be taken up by plant roots; they ...

A common hospital bacterium can eat plastic in sutures and stents, making infections harder to control and medical gear ...

An innovative imaging technique developed at Carnegie Mellon University reveals single bacterial cells leaving their biofilm ...

The incidence of infection by Mycobacterium abscessus is increasing in patients with cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive ...

More information: Pedro Amado et al, Ultrasound-activated cilia for biofilm control in indwelling medical devices, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.