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Scientists discover a materials maze that prevents bacterial infections (phys.org)
submitted 1 month ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] shroomato@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Clever, the bacteria gets lost in the maze and slowly goes insane and starves to death.

[–] buffing_lecturer@leminal.space 6 points 1 month ago

TIL I might be in a maze

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I wonder if they could develop this into a tooth coating. Preventing biofilms would go a long way to preventing cavities.

[–] grueling_spool@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Cool, serrated catheters

[–] catty@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But Bacteria infections aren't true. RFK Jr. told us so.

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Okay then, the labyrinthine structure spontaneously generates tiny minotaurs, which then consume the disease-causing miasma.