Plasma produces KO cocktail for MRSA

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Wed, 11/25/2009 - 23:00

(Institute of Physics) Two prototype devices have been developed: one for efficient disinfection of healthy skin (e.g. hands and feet) in hospitals and public spaces where bacteria can pose a lethal threat; and another to shoot bacteria-killing agents into infested chronic wounds and enable a quicker healing process.


 

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