Over time, harmful bacteria continue to evolve. In what is rapidly becoming a health care crisis, many bacteria have already developed antibiotic resistance (ABR). Simple infections such as skin wound infections can become lethal. Today, across the world, many types of bacteria have evolved to an extent where none of our antibiotics are effective against them.
For example, Methicillin Resistant Staph. Aureus (MRSA) evolved from an ordinary bacteria. It has become what’s known as a “superbug,” resistant to many common antibiotics. A skin infection involving MRSA can develop life-threatening complications. MRSA is only one of many superbug strains. At current rates of microbial evolution, WHO warns, drug-resistant infection may kill more people than cancer by 2050.
Innovations such as Amferia’s focus on addressing antibiotic resistance through relying less on antibiotics and more on the roles of good hygiene, education on antibiotic use and smarter antimicrobial technologies that do not increase the risk of new resistance.
Using bio-inspired materials derived from our immune system to kill bacteria comes with numerous advantages. These materials can target bacteria without harming our own cells. They offer potent local action at the site of an infection, with no leaching into the body or environment.
In this context, Amferia’s innovation and wound care dressing is more than a plaster, but rather a new platform that aids and supports the mitigation of antibiotic resistance.
