University of Manitoba on Instagram: "From smelly hockey gear to safer surgeries. The same bacteria that cause odours in hockey socks and football pads are part of a much bigger challenge, keeping harmful microbes away from vulnerable patients in hospitals. That often relies on disposable gowns, drapes and covers, creating mountains of medical waste. This is where UM’s Dr. Song Liu can help. As a professor of polymer science and engineering in the Price Faculty of Engineering and director of UM’