Limerick team’s nanotech beats MRSA

TEXTILES that kill the hospital superbug MRSA have been developed by scientists in Limerick.

A research team used nanomaterials for textiles used in hospital drapes, bed linens and upholstery to fight killer infections.

The materials, 1,000 times smaller than a human hair, are known to possess extraordinary properties. Scientists said that when embedded on hospital materials through a patent-pending process, which ensures the nanoparticles stick tightly to the textile, they stop infections spreading.