Australian Researchers Make Orthopaedic Implants Antimicrobial

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Australian researchers from three universities, Flinders, Swinbourne, and RMIT, have developed a way to give medical devices or implant surfaces antimicrobial powers to protect against infection. The team engineered a new surface coating by combining gallium liquid with hydroxyapetite to create a novel compound with long-term antibacterial properties. According to a Flinders University release on Tuesday, infections following hip replacements and orthopaedic device procedures are often complicated and may lead to painful and repeat surgeries, with the potential for superbugs to cause fatality. Dr Vi-Khanh Truong from the Biomedical Nano-Engineering Laboratory at Flinders University said that despite sterilisation procedures, opportunistic bacteria, including some that become resistant to antibiotics, can build up on contact surfaces of surgical and other devices. ...

Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/australia ... 42131.html