University Researchers Develop Novel Anti-Bacterial Nanocoating

Aug 16, 2010

The new coating brings together CNTs with lysostaphin

Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have developed a nanoscale coating that safely eliminates Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the bacteria resistant to antibiotics. The nanocoating can be applied on surgical equipment, hospital walls, and other hard surfaces. Testing by the group shows that all the MRSA present in solution was killed within 20 minutes of contact when a surface is painted with a nanocoating-laced latex paint. The novel nanocoating is toxic only to MRSA and surfaces treated with the coating can be washed repeatedly without losing anti-bacterial effectiveness.

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