Drug Resistance

Reports from University of Buenos Aires highlight recent research in drug resistance

Published in Drug Law Weekly, September 30th, 2008

"An antimicrobial coating was evaluated in this work for its antimicrobial efficacy against common food-borne pathogens. Dodecyl-di(aminoethyl)-glycine, an organic disinfectant, was immobilized in a silicon oxide matrix to generate thin films over surfaces by means of the sol-gel process," scientists in Buenos Aires, Argentina report.

"Tetraethoxysilane was used as the polymeric precursor. No alteration of optical transparency on the covered surfaces was observed. Topographic images obtained with atomic force microscopy showed a homogeneous film with no additional roughness added by the polymer to the surface. The attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared...

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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2008-09-30)

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