IBM's Warmth-Activated Gel Can Break Up Tough Bacterial Biofilms And Kill Superbugs

And it is not vulnerable to evolved resistance. Drug-resistant bacteria present a couple types of problems--they don't die when attacked with typical antibiotics, and they form slimy, hard-to-remove colonies called biofilms, meaning they literally stick around after you've tried to wash them off. New treatments to prevent their spread have to take a different approach from other antimicrobial products. Researchers at IBM have a new idea, and they say it could work in hospitals, countertops and o...