Rapid killing of golden staph (IMAGE)

RMIT University

Rapid killing of golden staph

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Images magnified 120,000 times under a scanning electron microscope show golden staph bacteria cells after two minutes on a) polished stainless steel, b) polished copper, and in c) and d), the team’s micro-nano copper surface.

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