Nanosponge decoy fights superbug infections

 

 

Nanosponge decoy fights superbug infections Our first instinct with infection in the body is often to find it and get rid of it! But, engineer Liangfang Zhang had another idea. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Zhang and his team at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have created a nanosponge to combat drug-resistant infections, such as those caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Original air date: April 26, 2014

Credit: National Science Foundation (NSF)