Sharks' skin has teeth in the fight against hospital superbugs

Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 05:04 in Health & Medicine

Transmission of bacterial infections, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus could be curbed by coating hospital surfaces with microscopic bumps that mimic the scaly surface of shark skin, according to research.

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