Graphite nanoplatelets on medical devices kill bacteria and prevent infections

ScienceDaily
Mar 23, 2020, 10:48 am136 pts
Graphite nanoplatelets integrated into plastic medical surfaces can prevent infections, killing 99.99 per cent of bacteria which try to attach -- a cheap and viable potential solution to a problem which affects millions, costs huge amounts of time and money, and accelerates antibiotic resistance.

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