RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PolyMedix, Inc. (OTC BB: PYMX), an emerging biotechnology company focused on developing new therapeutic drugs to treat life-threatening infectious diseases and acute cardiovascular disorders, presented data showing that its PolyCide® materials are active as agents for use in antimicrobial sutures. PolyCides are synthetic antimicrobial compounds that mimic the mechanism of the host defense proteins and are being developed as additives to materials and products to make them self-sterilizing. The data was presented at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) international meeting on June 27-29, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland.
