Ricerca Archives - Hunimed /news/category/ricerca-2/ °µÍø½ûÇø University Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:58:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2025/06/favicon.png Ricerca Archives - Hunimed /news/category/ricerca-2/ 32 32 Harnessing surface geometry to prevent bacterial infections: a new physical strategy to make medical devices safer /news/aa-new-physical-strategy-to-make-medical-devices-safer/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:38:47 +0000 /?p=97753 The shape of medical device surfaces can become a powerful ally in preventing infections. Catheters, stents, and implants can in fact provide bacteria with ideal surfaces on which to adhere and proliferate, promoting the formation of biofilms – bacterial communities with characteristics that protect microorganisms, making infections persistent and difficult to treat with antibiotics. Hospital-associated […]

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