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In vitro and in situ analysis of a novel copper-based antimicrobial surface coating designed to reduce the microbial bioburden of high touch surfaces in a hospital environment.

2025-07-01 public and global health Title + abstract only
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Structured summaryThe hospital environment plays a crucial role in healthcare associated infections. Current cleaning protocols to address this are costly and labour intensive, with further complications related to compliance, efficiency and the environmental impact of cleaning agents. We developed a nano-structured coating, iC-nano, which exhibits high antimicrobial activity. The 73 unique formulations assessed showed a range of activity in vitro. The best coatings displayed high activity with...

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