Proto-type anti-super-bacterial masks, made of antibacterial fabric.
A Korean industry-academic collaborative group has recently developed an anti-bacterial fabric that are effective against antibiotic-resistant superbugs ie Staphylococcus aureus strains. Antibiotics have proven to be a valuable weapon in the fight against infectious bacteria. But widespread use of antibiotics has resulted in antibiotic-resistant bacteria . Every year, 0.7 million patients die from a drug-resistant “superbug.” Moreover, nosocomial infections, ie hospital-acquired infections, have become a growing problem.
Consequently, as part of a local public health project, UNIST, Yeejoo Co., Ltd...
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