Science Talk: Nanotechnology Heals Staph Abscesses

Science Talk

English - December 22, 2009 05:00 - 3 minutes - 18 MB Video - ★★★★ - 8 ratings
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December 22, 2009 — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed a new approach for treating and healing skin abscesses caused by bacteria resistant to most antibiotics. For their new treatment strategy, the Einstein scientists developed tiny nanoparticles — smaller than a grain of pollen — that carry nitric oxide (NO), a gas that helps in the body's natural immune response to infection.