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New antibacterial material for bandages, food packaging, shoes

A new antibacterial paper could lead to food wrappers that keep food fresh longer, shoes that never stink, and bandages with a built-in ability to deter infection. It turns out a paper-like material made of graphene - thin sheets of carbon just a single atom thick - have antibacterial properties that could have vast applications. Related ArticlesFirst Effective Way to Produce Graphene Sheets Could Usher in the Future of Electronics In Stores Soon: Graphene-Enhanced Li-ion Batteries That Charge In MinutesAbsorbent Plastic Fights Bacterial Infection by Silencing Microbes' Chemical ConversationsTagsScience, Clay Dillow, antibacterial, carbon, graphene, graphene oxide, health, materials science, medicineA team of Chinese researchers was exploring new applications for graphene when they decided to make a sheet of "paper" from graphene oxide. They tried to grow both bacteria and human cells on the material and found that while the bacteria couldn't find a solid footing to colonize, the human cells were more or

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