Antibacterial coatings cut infection rates
Putting antibacterial coatings on hip and knee implants and biomedical devices such as catheters could cut infection rates following surgery and significantly reduce health care costs and improve quality of life for patients, researchers at the University of South Australia have found. A significant number of hip and knee implants are prone to infection after surgery and in many cases are...First human trial of antibacterial contact lens
Biotechnology company Biosignal Ltd and the Institute for Eye Research have received ethics approval for the first human clinical trial of an antibacterial extended-wear contact lens. The trial beginning on June 29 will...ASU researchers test antibacterial effects of healing clays
Clay is most commonly associated with the sublime experience of the European spa where visitors have been masked, soaked and basted with this touted curative since the Romans ruled. If ASU geochemist Lynda Williams and microbiologist Shelley Haydel's research on the antibacterial properties of clays realizes its full potential, smectite clay could one day rise above cosmetic use to take its place...Gallium: A new antibacterial agent?
New antibacterial strategies are needed because more and more bacteria are antibiotic resistant and because antibiotics are not effective at eradicating chronic bacterial infections. One approach to developing new antibacterial strategies, taken by researchers from the University of Washington, Seattle, is to limit the amount of iron (Fe), which is critical for bacterial growth, to which bacteria...New antibacterials being developed to tackle MRSA superbug
A novel antibacterial medicine that kills the superbug MRSA is being developed under a new scheme launched by the Wellcome Trust. The Seeding Drug Discovery initiative is aimed at catalysing the development of new drugs in areas of unmet need. Prolysis, an R&D company based in Oxford, has received one of three inaugural Seeding Drug Discovery awards for its new antibacterial compounds...The Effectiveness Of Antibacterial Products In Reducing Infection
A new study shows the use of antibacterial products, such as soaps, household cleaners and laundry detergents, do not reduce the risk of infectious// disease symptoms in the homes of healthy individuals. Investigators studied 224 households in New York with at least one preschool-age child living in the house. One group was given household cleaning and personal hygiene products that con...Tigecycline – New Generation Tetracycline With Broad Spectrum Antibacterial Activit
Richard Wenzel and his colleagues from United Kingdom have found a new antibiotic tigecycline which belongs to the family of new generation of Tetracycline known as Glycycline. // Due to indiscriminate use of antibiotics there is an increased incidence of antibiotic resistance shown by many organisms. Staphylococcus aureus is a gram positive bacteria, which is a major cause of concern...Antibacterial Products Ensure Food Safety and Health
Health authorities suggest that adding antibacterial products, disinfectants, and sanitizers to food benefits people more than the minimally// processed foods and preservative-free foods. According to the Institute of Food Technologists, surplus use of decontaminants, sanitizers and other antimicrobial treatments in the manufacturing processes of food have found to create bacterial resi...Antibacterial Personal Catheter-Male
Description:The Antibacterial Personal Catheter® features a unique silicone composition that provides an antibacterial coated soft outer layer of silicone combined with a firm inner layer....Antibacterial Personal Catheter-Female
Description:The Antibacterial Personal Catheter® features a unique silicone composition that provides an antibacterial coated soft outer layer of silicone combined with a firm inner layer....Antibacterial Hydro Personal Catheter-Male
Description:The latex-free, PVC-free Antibacterial Hydro Personal catheter combines two remarkable innovations into one exclusive catheter that delivers an antibacterial agent while providing the virtually friction-free movement of a hydrophilic coating....Antibacterial Personal Catheter Preconnected Urethral Tray
Description:The Antibacterial Personal Catheter® features a unique silicone composition that provides an antibacterial coated soft outer layer of silicone combined with a firm inner layer....Antibacterial Hydro Personal Catheter Closed System-Single Unit
Description:The latex-free, PVC-free Antibacterial Hydro Personal catheter combines two remarkable innovations into one exclusive catheter that delivers an antibacterial agent while providing the virtually friction-free movement of a hydrophilic coating....