Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science: Using Salt to Fight Difficult-to-treat Biofilms
August 07, 2026
August 07, 2026
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news:
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Using salt to fight difficult-to-treat biofilms
A Yale study shows that salt can help deliver drugs to some bacteria-filled biofilms, and possibly deform the biofilm itself
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Biofilms--bacterial communities encased in a sticky, polymer-rich matrix--can be difficult to treat because that matrix slows antibio . . .
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Using salt to fight difficult-to-treat biofilms
A Yale study shows that salt can help deliver drugs to some bacteria-filled biofilms, and possibly deform the biofilm itself
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Biofilms--bacterial communities encased in a sticky, polymer-rich matrix--can be difficult to treat because that matrix slows antibio . . .