Parx Plastics develop material for anti-bacterial hospital beds
Parx Plastics finished testing its new antibacterial acrylic glass. This material will be used for the production of sheets that are lightweight and shatter-resistant which are ideal to be formed into shapes for hospital beds.
The plastic is incorporated with a biocompatible solution to make the material and the surface of the object produced more resistant to microbes and bacteria. The bacteria count on the surface is reduced up to 99% measured according to ISO22196.
Anti-bacterial hospital beds will now reduce the need for antibiotics. The overuse or misuse of antibiotics has been linked to the emergence and spread of micro-organisms which are resistant to them, rendering treatment ineffective and posing a serious risk to public health.
The technology developed by Parx Plastics stands out in this discussion as the technology is derived from how nature is dealing with bacteria. Over four years of dedicated biomimetic research has been invested to create a 100% safe and biocompatible technology to inhibit the growth of bacteria on the surface of plastic with the use of a biomimetic approach in the design and engineering of the materials.
A team of 11 professors, scientists and researchers with decades of experience in the field of Nanoand biotechnologies and skilled in chemical, chemical-physical and microbial analyses have been working together to make this product.
Category: Features, Technology & Devices
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