A recent study by a team at The Ohio State University is offering new clues about the science behind those bandages, and researchers say the findings could help lead to better wound treatment. The Ohio State study used haboti silk, a common Japanese weave, in the bandages. But in the meantime, Prakash and his team sent a few prototypes to The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. The team hopes to conduct additional studies and collaborate with microbiologists at Ohio State to further understand the reasons why these bandages successfully destroy bacteria when other treatment options have failed. The work will focus on three major food safety hazards in Ethiopia, including non-typhoidal Salmonella, diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and Campylobacter.

Source: Ethiopian News March 07, 2019 17:48 UTC