Once these polymers come into contact with water in or on the body, they selfassemble into a new polymer structure that is designed to target bacteria membranes based on electrostatic interaction and break through their cell membranes and walls.
Dr Ghadiri found that, if rings of eight amino acids (the molecular building blocks of proteins) are placed near cell membranes, they self-assemble into tubes within those membranes.
They need to be confident and comfortable in self-analysis that they can identify their own weaknesses so they can assemble a team or partners that complement them.