New antimicrobial surface kills MRSA

摘要

Scientists at the University of New Mexico in the US are working on an antimicrobial surface that is inhospitable to methicillin-resistant Staph. aureus (MRSA). A study presented* at the science and technology-based AVS International Symposium and Exhibition in New Mexico on 21 October, described how a new polymer-type material, "conjugated polyelectrolyte", is sterilised by the presence of regular fluorescent light and is effective against MRSA.