Barnacle-inspired polymers could present new way to design antibiotics, researchers say
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Northeastern researchers explore how nature-inspired polymers can disrupt bacterial biofilms, offering a potential way to treat infections.
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Original Title: Researchers design a barnacle-inspired synthetic polymer and find that the material can loosen bacteria from their moorings, including human tissue and industrial pipes. This discovery could present a new way to design antibiotics, researchers say.