Novel antibacterial wound cover could prevent thousands of infections each year

Monday, May 1, 2017 - 10:02 in Health & Medicine

A new type of wound dressing could improve thousands of people's lives, by preventing them from developing infections. The dressing, a type of compression held in place by a bandage, uses an antibacterial substance formed from the shells of crustaceans like shrimps.

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