“At the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences researchers have developed a new highly effective antibacterial coating that should work well on medical devices. The material is initially a liquid combination of a boron compound blended with colloids of gold. When a substance is introduced to polymerize the material, any solid objects within the bath become coated by a gold composite layer. This happens within just a few minutes and the material is stable, staying effective for a long time after it’s applied.”