RESEARCHERS IN SINGAPORE SYNTHESIZE NEW ULTRA FAST-ACTING BACTERIA-KILLING MATERIAL

摘要

Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have developed a new material that they say can kill E. coli bacteria within 30sec. Triclosan, a common ingredient found in many products such as soaps and detergents to reduce or prevent bacterial infections, has been linked to making bacteria resistant to antibiotics and adverse health effects. The EU has restricted the use of triclosan in cosmetics, and the US FDA is conducting an on-going review of this ingredient.