{"674859":{"#nid":"674859","#data":{"type":"news","title":"This Modified Stainless Steel Could Kill Bacteria Without Antibiotics or Chemicals - Cloned","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAn electrochemical process developed at Georgia Tech could offer new protection against bacterial infections without contributing to growing antibiotic resistance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe approach capitalizes on the natural antibacterial properties of copper and creates incredibly small needle-like structures on the surface of stainless steel to kill harmful bacteria like E. coli and Staphylococcus. It\u2019s convenient and inexpensive, and it could reduce the need for chemicals and antibiotics in hospitals, kitchens, and other settings where surface contamination can lead to serious illness.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt also could save lives: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-022-00228-x\u0022\u003EA global study of drug-resistant infections\u003C\/a\u003E found they directly killed 1.27 million people in 2019 and contributed to nearly 5 million other deaths \u2014 making these infections one of the leading causes of death for every age group.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers described the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/smll.202311546\u0022\u003Ecopper-stainless steel and its effectiveness May 20 in the journal \u003Cem\u003ESmall\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/modified-stainless-steel-could-kill-bacteria-without-antibiotics-or-chemicals\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full story on the College of Engineering website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers etch nano-sized textures and add copper ions to create a naturally antibacterial material for hospitals and other shared settings.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers etch nano-sized textures and add copper ions to create a naturally antibacterial material for hospitals and other shared settings."}],"uid":"28766","created_gmt":"2024-05-22 19:27:05","changed_gmt":"2024-05-22 20:45:08","author":"Shelley Wunder-Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-05-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-05-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674039":{"id":"674039","type":"image","title":"Anuja-Tripathi-Antibacterial-Copper-Stainless-Steel-Etching-3127-h.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EPostdoctoral scholar Anuja Tripathi examines a small sample of stainless steel after an electrochemical etching process she designed to create nano-scale needle-like structures on its surface. A second process deposits copper ions on the surface to create a dual antibacterial material. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1716219992","gmt_created":"2024-05-20 15:46:32","changed":"1716219992","gmt_changed":"2024-05-20 15:46:32","alt":"A researcher in lab coat, glasses, and gloves, positions electrodes above a small glass chamber. She\u0027s examining a small piece of stainless steel connected to one of the electrodes. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)","file":{"fid":"257505","name":"Anuja-Tripathi-Antibacterial-Copper-Stainless-Steel-Etching-3127-h.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/05\/20\/Anuja-Tripathi-Antibacterial-Copper-Stainless-Steel-Etching-3127-h.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/05\/20\/Anuja-Tripathi-Antibacterial-Copper-Stainless-Steel-Etching-3127-h.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1482213,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/05\/20\/Anuja-Tripathi-Antibacterial-Copper-Stainless-Steel-Etching-3127-h.jpg?itok=d6K9YpmV"}}},"media_ids":["674039"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"54711","name":"antibacterial"},{"id":"5834","name":"chemical and biomolecular engineering"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71891","name":"Health and Medicine"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jstewart@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJoshua Stewart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jstewart@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}