Infrared-activated hydrogel uses lysozyme 'nets' to combat resistant bacteria Each year, bacterial infections are responsible for roughly 7.7 million deaths worldwide, with this problem further exacerbated by rising antibiotic resistance. Not only are wound infections…

Infrared-activated #hydrogel uses #lysozyme 'nets' to combat resistant #bacteria ...

| #microbes | #infections | #antibioticresistance | #inflammation | By @ethz.ch via @sciencex.bsky.social

#lysozyme (cyan) shown here is from the Hen Egg-White and interacting with water molecules (Red & White). Molecular dynamics simulation done by #GROMACS and animation rendered by #ucsfchimerax using pdb entry 1AKI.
#mdsimulation #moleculardynamicsimulation

Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) won the Nobel Prize for the monumental discovery of penicillin

Did you know this man had ALREADY discovered the antimicrobial action of #lysozyme in a single author manuscript a decade earlier—just being curious about the function of a runny nose (choryza)?

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How I spent my time in London (after a few days of hiking in the Highlands) #royalinstitute #faradaymuseum #magnetism #lysozyme #science