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Weaponizing Oxygen to Kill Infections and Disease

As scientists desperately search for alternative ways to antibiotics for fighting infections, a new study shows that oxygen activated by specially formulated photosensitizing light can kill antibiotic resistant bacteria like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The process consists of creating a spray or gel made of noble metal nanoparticles combined with amphiphilic polymers. To activate and use it, medical professionals would illuminate the product with blue or red light....