Millions of hospital infections can be prevented

New antimicrobial treatment of equipment used in hospitals is expected to prevent millions of infections and fix problems with the resistance to antibiotics

About the project

Infections caused by bacteria on e.g. catheters and hoses constitute a major problem in the treatment of patients in hospitals all over the world.

The novelty of the antibacterial treatment to be developed in this project is the use of nanotechnology to form a network of pipes (Interpenetrating Polymer Networks-IPN) in silicon rubber, which can deliver a constant adapted dose of antibacterial substances over a longer period of time.

In this way the formation of biofilm and bacterial resistance is effectively prevented. The antimicrobial coatings used today are thin and fragile and do not emit effective doses over a sufficiently long time.

The IPN technology is based on a Danish developed and globally patented technology. If all goes according to plan, it is expected that the technology is ready for use in hospitals across the world within a 5-8 years.