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Infection control solutions for medical equipment from Ferno– 22-May-2013
Antimicrobial additives are incorporated into component materials
Tecomak launches TLS website– 9-Jan-2013
Caters for supply and installation of laboratory furniture
Vioguard self-sanitising keyboard uses UV light to kill bugs– 19-Oct-2012
Can be used in healthcare and cleanroom settings
Sheet steel cupboard construction improves hygiene– 25-Sep-2012
Less welding means less risk of cupboards harbouring bacteria
Watershed enclosures protect controls in washdown environments– 25-Sep-2012
Made from stainless steel and available in nine different sizes
Shield fabrics fight spread of hospital bugs– 19-Jul-2012
Study finds they can play a role in reducing contamination
ICCCS announces congress schedule– 17-Jul-2012
The 21st International Symposium of the ICCCS is being held in Switzerland from 3-7 September, 2012
Laborial installs first interactive worktops for laboratories and cleanrooms– 22-Jun-2012
Blautouch becomes a complete workstation by adding a PC in a sealed metal case
Getinge trolleys win Red Dot Award– 14-Jun-2012
In the life science and medicine category
Reduce contamination with a cleanroom sticky mat– 18-Apr-2012
Innotech’s products now distributed more widely
Critical Environment Solutions launches new website and online store– 11-Apr-2012
For the supply of a wide range of cleanroom consumable products
Publication of antibacterial curtain study underway– 11-Apr-2012
The PurThread Technologies-funded study looks at hospital curtains that resist bacteria
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Effectiveness of antimicrobial curtains in infection control– 25-Apr-2013
Studies have shown a correlation between a cleaner patient environment, lower infection rates and reduced risk of transmission. A double-blinded randomised controlled trial conducted in two intensive care units by the University of Iowa showed that privacy curtains integrated with antimicrobial properties increased the time to first contamination compared with standard privacy curtains and reduced the bioburden.
Soft but deadly – a new approach to HAIs– 1-Oct-2012
Reduction of bioburden contamination is a top priority for healthcare facilities looking to reduce the incidence of hospital acquired infections. Antimicrobial surfaces are being explored as one method of achieving this, and the approach is now being used for privacy curtains and other textiles known to be a potential source of infection.
On the right tack– 27-May-2011
When a major US medical device manufacturer decided to replace peel-off mats with polymeric floor coverings, it achieved a significant reduction in airborne counts and costs. Dycem explains how
Engineers and medics meet and 3C and Medtec– 22-Mar-2011
Birmingham NEC plays host to the UK cleanroom exhibition 3C on 6 – 7 April. Organiser UBM Canon promises a bigger show with Medtec, Mtec and the new MDM show alongside. Sue Birks reports
A matter of retention– 15-May-2009
Retentive washable polymeric floor mats have particular use in the cleanroom sector but how well do they perform in terms or retention and potential carry-over? Dick Gibbons*, specialist consultant, carried out tests to answer these concerns