• Question: What is the biggest discovery you have made so far

    Asked by R4DZER to Sudhin, Sergio, Katie, Frances, Diarmuid, Aoife on 11 Nov 2019. This question was also asked by Laur3n.
    • Photo: Sudhin Thampi

      Sudhin Thampi answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      I have developed a very simple technique to change surface property of implantable materials with the help of nanoparticles. By using this process, any nature of nanoparticle can be transferred to a polymer surface in a single step, which otherwise would have involved complex physical or chemical process.
      I used this technique to make an implantable surface with reduced attachment of bacteria and blood cells without interfering the attachment of normal human cells. This allows normal integration of implants to human body without causing any secondary issues which may lead to its later forced removal or failure.

    • Photo: Katie Fala

      Katie Fala answered on 21 Nov 2019:

      I am still screening lots and lots of bacteria, but have been surprised at how many seem to be able to interrupt the communications of their bacterial neighbours. My research is at a very early stage, but I hope that I can characterise some molecules from these bacteria that can be used as a new kind of drug to make our existing antibiotics more effective against dangerous bacteria. Thanks for the question!

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