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

The report runs an in-depth analysis of market trends, key players, and future opportunities. In general, the antimicrobial ...

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

Nanoplastics are everywhere. These fragments are so tiny they can accumulate on bacteria and be taken up by plant roots; they're in our food, our water, and our bodies. Scientists don't know the full ...

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 ...

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 ...

This bacterium is a common cause of infections in hospitals, and now researchers are a step closer to understanding why.

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

A new study published in the Journal of Oral Biosciences showed that electrical stimulation (ES) applied to titanium or ...

NanoVibronix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAOV) (the "Company"), a medical technology company specializing in therapeutic devices, today announced findings from a recent retrospective case series evaluating the ...

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