New UCalgary antimicrobial additive outshines existing bacteria-ridding products

Thanks to a team of researchers, the University of Calgary is helping to develop an antimicrobial additive that may heavily impact the spread of touch-based bacteria for the foreseeable future. Mehdi Mohammadi Ashani, with the Department of Biological Sciences at UCalgary, dubbed the additive Tri-Filler as one of several researchers working on the additive. He said that the solution is...
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