Superbugs in hospitals can resist the efficacy of multiple antibiotics and cross-transmit between people and things, increasing the risk of infection.
In the BREAKTHROUGHS series of reports on Sharklet television coverage, PBS shows a visual demonstration of how Sharklet technology mnimics the unique texture of biomimetic shark skin without adding any chemicals and antibiotics to prevent the attachment, reproduction and contact transmission of bacteria and viruses, thus becoming “on the cutting edge of the larger push announced at the White House today to contain superbugs”.
In the report, Dr. Margaret Sand, an associate professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, said: “We find that hand contact, as clinicians are going quickly from room to room, is often a means of transmission. So the hand can be sort of the source of all evil as we then deal with devices that we use to treat patients like catheters, et cetera. Things that become invasive then become a portal for infection for our patients.”
Experimental research on the application of Sharklet microstructure in high-frequency contact surfaces has been completed in the simulation center of the University Medical School. The results show that the transfer of Staphylococcus aureus on the surface covered with Sharklet is 13 times lower than that of ordinary materials. It proves that this cutting-edge technology can effectively reduce the spread of pathogenic bacteria and greatly improve the hospital infection situation.
The research results have also been published in the paper “Surface micropattern resists bacterial contamination transferred by healthcare practitioners” .
We have successfully developed the sharklet micro-nano ceramic hand mold production line to achieve mass production of sharklet patterned medical nitrile gloves in the short term, providing reliable medical protection for medical workers and patients.
Watch the full report here.