{"id":26367,"date":"2025-10-09T19:54:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T16:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/?p=26367"},"modified":"2025-10-09T19:54:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T16:54:26","slug":"vinegar-becomes-a-nano-weapon-and-kills-bacteria-hope-for-resistant-infections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/?p=26367","title":{"rendered":"Vinegar becomes a nano-weapon and kills bacteria \u2013 Hope for resistant infections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Researchers from Norway and Australia have enhanced the antibacterial properties of ordinary vinegar with the help of nanotechnology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As they found, adding cobalt and carbon nanoparticles to the vinegar killed harmful bacteria without posing any safety concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Effective treatment of infected wounds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, experiments on mice showed that the \u201cnano-enhanced\u201d vinegar healed infected wounds, which, according to the researchers, paves the way for more effective treatment of antibiotic-resistant infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-healing wounds are usually the result of bacterial infections and are particularly dangerous for the elderly as well as for patients with diabetes, cancer and other diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centuries-old disinfectant with limited capabilities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acetic acid (commonly known as vinegar) has been used for centuries as a disinfectant, but it is effective against only a small number of bacteria and cannot kill the most dangerous species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antimicrobial nanoparticles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway and their colleagues at the QIMR Berghofer Research Institute and Flinders University in Australia (“Nanotech transforms vinegar into a lifesaving superbug killer<\/a>“) has shown that adding antimicrobial nanoparticles of carbon and cobalt can \u201cboost\u201d vinegar\u2019s natural\u2026 killing properties against bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Killing Highly Dangerous, Resistant Bacteria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Adam Truskevich and Professor Nils Hallberg, both experts in molecular biology, discovered that carbon and cobalt nanoparticles can kill different types of dangerous bacteria and that their activity is enhanced when added to a vinegar solution. The mixture of nanoparticles and vinegar proved particularly effective against highly pathogenic bacteria such as resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Enterococcus faecalis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safe and effective approach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Truskevich explained that the acidic environment created by the vinegar causes the bacterial walls to swell and absorb the nanoparticle treatment. \u201cThe nanoparticles appear to attack dangerous bacteria both inside bacterial cells and on their surface, causing them to burst. Importantly, this approach is not toxic to human cells and has been shown in experiments on mice to kill bacterial infections in wounds without affecting their healing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 5 million deaths per year from resistant infections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new\u2026 nano-enhanced vinegar is hoped to be an important ally in the fight against the ever-increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotic treatments \u2013 it is noteworthy that it is estimated that over five million people worldwide lose their lives each year due to infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Combination therapies are key<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Professor Halberg, the new study, published in the scientific journal ACS Nano, shows how nanoparticles can be used to improve the effectiveness of antibacterial treatments. \u201cCombination therapies, such as the one we showed in our study, can help in the fight against bacterial resistance, which kills more than five million people every year. It is vital to discover new ways to effectively treat pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites,\u201d the professor stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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