Kitchen workers and medical staff share a common foe: bacteria. While both are often required to wear gloves, there's no telling when a pair of disposable latex gloves have been rendered unsanitary.
But as a new article in Advanced Materials outlines, all of that could soon change: Tufts University researchers have created a proof-of-concept glove that uses a new kind of silk compound to warn the wearer of bacterial contamination.
The silk is injected with enzymes and antibodies that make it change color in the presence of E. coli bacteria. It's primarily being tested for pharmaceuticals at the moment, but it also could be used for smart bandages,medical testing, and other applications where bacterial contamination can spell disaster.
Source: Gizmodo
