The research is part of an ongoing, broader effort to establish McMaster as a centre for the development of real-time sensors, pathogen-repellent materials and other products that improve food safety.
A new grant is helping McMaster engineers and a Toronto precision-medicine diagnostics company to get infection-testing technology to market while generating opportunities for students.
Leyla Soleymani and Tohid Didar, who invented a plastic surface that repels bacteria and viruses, have earned top prize in a design competition that drew 750 entries from 60 countries around the world.
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