Cicada wings and gecko feet could be key to defeating bacteria’s resistance to drugs.
To combat antimicrobial resistance, scientists in Japan have been researching natural and artificial nanostructured surfaces – including cicada wings, gecko feet and black silicon – with the ability to break the cell membranes of bacteria. This causes leakage, ultimately resulting in the death of bacterial cells.
These may be able to be used to create antimicrobial coatings, which have natural advantages over chemical approaches to killing bacteria.
This new knowledge could help in the effort to develop more effective bactericidal (bacteria killing) surfaces and bring forward important vaccines.
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