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Sharklet Technologies, Inc. Profile (Company Week)
Regional manufacturing publication Company Week dropped by Sharklet to do a profile of the company and our upcoming products. “There’s......
Biomimicry: How the Natural World Can Inspire Your Business (Microsoft Work)
Microsoft’s Work blog wrote a profile about biomimicry and Sharklet. Today, businesses are looking at how nature works to......
Microtopographies Inhibit Human Lens Epithelial Cell Migration in Posterior Opacification Model (2014)
In this study, Sharklet tested the micropattern’s ability to limit cell migration....
Bio-Inspired, Engineered Microtopographies Reduce Platelet Adhesion and Activation on Blood-Contacting Materials (2014)
Platelet adhesion and activation are key events in thrombus or clot formation on blood-contacting biomaterials. Thus understanding the complex interactions......
Micro-patterned surfaces reduce bacterial colonization and biofilm formation in vitro: Potential for enhancing endotracheal tube designs (2014)
Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a leading hospital acquired infection in intensive care units despite improved patient care practices and......
Surface micropattern limits bacterial contamination (2014)
Sharklet recently completed a large project that examined how the Sharklet micropattern can be used to reduce bacterial touch transfer......
Sharklet Technologies Named to Colorado Companies to Watch Class of 2014
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2014 AURORA, COLO. – Sharklet Technologies’ has joined an esteemed group of......
Micro-patterned polyurethane surfaces for reducing bacterial attachment associated with catheter-associated blood stream infections (2013)
Background: Central venous catheters (CVCs) are responsible for approximately 90% of all catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs). These CRBSIs, commonly caused......
Micropatterned Surfaces for Reducing the Risk of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: An In Vitro Study on the Effect of Sharklet Micropatterned Surfaces to Inhibit Bacterial Colonization and Migration of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (2011)
One of our greatest accomplishments at Sharklet has been our work on urinary tract infections. UTI’s are common in hospitals,......
Micro-patterned surfaces for reducing bacterial migration associated with catheter-associated urinary tract infection (2011)
While previous CAUTI studies completed by Sharklet focused on flat samples, this study used cylindrical samples designed to emulate the......