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The war against the spread of bacteria in places like hospitals and medical centers is often waged using chemical sprays that kill off pesky microorganisms before they can cause problems. They tend to work great, but they’re not suitable for every application and have to be used repeatedly to keep a surface sanitary.
But what if a surface itself could fight back against bacteria? Scientists from the University of Sheffield might have pulled off that incredible feat with a lot of help from 3D printing technology. Their research was published in the journal Scientific Reports.
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Scientists just 3D printed a superweapon to fight back against bacteria originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 21 Jan 2020 at 23:13:58 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
This article was first featured at https://ift.tt/2RH0b3Z on January 21, 2020 at 11:20PM by Mike Wehner
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