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A pilot line of antibacterial and antifungal medical textiles based on a sonochemical process Project Budget: 12,294,034 Euro Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections are a major financial issue in the European healthcare system. The financial impact of these infections counteract medical advances and expensive medical treatments by increasing the length of hospital stay by at least 8 days on average per affected patient, hence adding more than 10 million patient days in hospitals in Europe per year. The statistics on patient safety in the EU show alarming tendencies:- 1 in 10 patients are affected by hospital-acquired infections - 3 million deaths are caused by hospital-acquired infections yearly An active infection control program of patients and personnel and hygiene measures, have proven to significantly reduce both the number of infections and hospitalisation costs. The SONO project directly addresses the above problems by developing a pilot line for the production of medical antibacterial textiles.The pilot line will be based on the scale-up of a sonochemical process developed and patented at BIU laboratories. The pilot line will use a sonochemical technique to produce and deposit inorganic antimicrobial nanoparticles on medical textiles, e.g. hospital sheets, medical coats and bandages.
The project started on October 2009 |