Missouri S&T biochemical engineer patents low-cost method of removing bacterial toxins from fluids
Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 14:20
in Earth & Climate
By some estimates, 18 million people die each year from sepsis triggered by endotoxins - fragments of the outer membranes of bacteria. A biochemical engineer at Missouri University of Science and Technology has patented a method of removing these harmful elements from water and also from pharmaceutical formulations.Her goal: improve drug safety and increase access to clean drinking water in the developing world.