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The video was created by sixth semester students in the BioMed Laboratory of the Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences program.
The students Alana Mayer, Alica Stegmaier, Chikondano Daza, Ines Ebert, Meike Wurster, Tina Kraft participated in this video and were supervised by Prof. Dr. Kemkemer and Dipl. Ing. FH Athanasopulu.
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Antibacterial coatings have a wide range of applications, from household items to hospital settings. Most of these coatings are made from non-recyclable and non-natural materials, raising the question of whether coatings made from natural products are possible.
In addition, the natural extracts could be used as an antibiotic alternative to prevent bacteria from developing further resistance to existing antibiotics.
Our goal was to develop an antibacterial coating using beeswax as the natural base. The antibacterial components in our case would be ginger extract and manuka honey, a special honey with a natural antibacterial compound called MGO. We prepared different concentrations of each extract and tested the coating for its antibacterial properties using an ISO 22196 test.
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