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Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed an anti-microbial treatment that adheres to the skin but without being toxic.

The compound, known as Tricide, was initially developed by now retired UGA professor Dr. Richard Wooley to treat burns. Later it was then applied to skin lesions on fish and other aquatic animals.

Tricide works by enhancing the effectiveness of antibiotics and has already helped heal Spirit, a burned dog in a high-profile animal cruelty case, and Gasper, a beluga whale at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta .

“In the case of burn victims, whether animal or human, bacteria and fungi can infect the open wounds and kill the patient,” Ritchie said. “We have found a way to kill those drug-resistant bacteria and fungi with compounds that cleanse wounds while being gentle on the tissue.”

Combining Tricide with a bioadhesive came about as a result of collaboration between Ritchie and Tony Capomacchia, an associate professor in the College of Pharmacy who specializes in the formulation of drug delivery systems.

Read more at UGa News.