It's never a good thing, when a bacterial biofilm forms on the surface of a medical implant. There could soon be a new way of ...

Thus, the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies used to fight acute infections are not effective in eradicating medical device biofilm-related infections or chronic biofilm diseases. Today ...

Researchers at the Wyss Institute have developed a coating technology that improves the longevity of implantable and wearable ...

From plaque sticking to teeth to scum on a pond, biofilms can be found nearly everywhere. These colonies of bacteria grow on ...

An international research team led by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has achieved a breakthrough in the field of ...

Biofilms are ubiquitous and can form on many surfaces relevant to human health: on our teeth, in the form of plaque; on implanted medical devices, such as catheters and pacemakers; and as ...

explaining that biofilm is a slimy bacterial layer that clings to surfaces. In a medical setting, this film can make it harder to treat infections when they form on devices like catheters and ...

Garwood have exclusively licensed a technology developed by UB researcher Dr. Mark Ehrensberger that can disrupt bacterial biofilms. In partnership with UB they are developing a medical device that ...

The U.S. FDA gave the green light to Nanosonics Ltd.’s Coris system via de novo clearance for reducing infection risk by delivering improved cleaning outcomes for flexible endoscopes, especially the ...