Melbourne, June 4 -- Australian researchers have developed a new antibacterial coating inspired by insect resilin that shows promise, for preventing infections on medical implants.
The study is the first to demonstrate that coatings made from resilin-mimetic proteins can fully block bacterial attachment to surfaces, potentially offering a powerful alternative to antibiotics, especially against drug-resistant strains like MRSA, according to the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).
Despite sterilisation, bacteria often colonise implants post-surgery, leading to infections that increasingly resist antibiotics, which has driven interest in self-sterilising materials and antibacterial surfaces, said the study's lead author Namit...