Antimicrobial surfaces – Work Smarter not Harder
Antimicrobial surfaces – Work Smarter not Harder, As we slowly come out of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is hard to forget slogans such as ‘Hands, Face, Space’.
Quorum sensing and antibiotic resistance
Quorum sensing is a communication pathway found in high-density bacterial colonies, such as in biofilms. Quorum sensing is named after a quorum, the minimum number of people required to hold a meeting or reach a decision. It is so named because it functions by...
Topical Steroid Withdrawal – Fact or Fiction?
Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) has become a sensational topic on the internet and other forms of media. TSW is a side effect of topical corticosteroid use. Topical corticosteroids are used to treat eczema, psoriasis and contact dermatitis.
Biofilms – Is nanomedicine the answer?
Biofilm is a thin but robust community of bacteria, and sometimes other microorganisms. It is made up of a gel-like material known as extracellular polymeric substances, known as EPS for short.
Unculturable soil bacteria and novel antibiotics
Unculturable soil bacteria is a misleading term, as these bacteria hypothetically can be cultured. More accurately, ‘unculturable’ bacteria cannot be cultured using traditional techniques, such as traditional agars. These unknown bacteria are a potential untouched pool of medically useful secondary metabolites, such as antibiotics.