Scientists have reported new findings in the development of anti-bacterial materials that could help in the fight against infections. A team at Nottingham Trent University has developed a method of making very small particles of gold with an antibiotic, which when tested, were shown to be extremely potent in neutralising dangerous bacteria, such as Escherichia Coli (E.Coli).
When examined under a microscope it was revealed that the gold within the nanoparticles creates “holes” in the cell walls of the bacteria, thereby weakening its resistance to the antibiotics.
Professor Carole Perry from Nottingham Trent University’s School of Science and Technology, said: “This has the potential for use in a wide range of applications – the material could be coated onto hospital door handles and windows to fight the spread of infection, or even be impregnated into bandages and dressings for wounds.”
