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Research on Antibiotics Published by Investigators at Bar-Ilan University

2012 MAR 7 -- "A novel antibacterial coating for cotton and polyester fabrics has been developed by using drug-loaded proteinaceous microspheres made of bovine serum albumin and casein proteins," scientists in Ramat Gan, Israel report.

"The microbubbles were created and anchored onto the fabrics (see figure) in a one-step reaction that lasts 3 min. The sonochemically produced antibacterial fabrics have been characterized," wrote U. Shimanovich and colleagues, Bar-Ilan University.

The researchers concluded: "The efficiency of the sonochemical process in converting the native proteins into microspheres, encapsulating the drug, and coating...

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