Preventing infection with an improved silver coating for medical devices (IMAGE)

American Chemical Society

Preventing infection with an improved silver coating for medical devices

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A new type of silver coating (illustrated above) could prevent bacteria from adhering to medical devices.

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Hossein Yazdani-Ahmadabadi

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