ArticleBMC microbiology2014
Potent bactericidal efficacy of copper oxide impregnated non-porous solid surfaces.
Article in BMC microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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14 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Copper-coated carbon-infiltrated carbon nanotube surfaces effectively inhibitApplied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Decoupling locally enhanced electric field treatment (LEEFT) intensity and copper release by applying asymmetric electric pulses for water disinfection.Water research X · 2023Article
- Antiviral activity of galvanic microcells of zinc and copper contained within painted surfaces.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Copper Surfaces in Biofilm Control.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Effectiveness of Copper-Impregnated Solid Surfaces on Lowering Microbial Bio-Burden Levels in an Acute Care Hospital.Open forum infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Copper-Alloy Surfaces and Cleaning Regimens against the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Dentistry and Orthopedics. From Fomites to Anti-Infective Nanocoatings.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Reduction of Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs) with Antimicrobial Inorganic Nanoparticles Incorporated in Medical Textiles: An Economic Assessment.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Engineering and Application Perspectives on Designing an Antimicrobial Surface.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2020Review
- In Situ Monitoring of the Antibacterial Activity of a Copper-Silver Alloy Using Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy and pH Microsensors.Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ) · 2019Article
- The Use of Copper as an Antimicrobial Agent in Health Care, Including Obstetrics and Gynecology.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2019Review
- Surface area wiped, product type, and target strain impact bactericidal efficacy of ready-to-use disinfectant Towelettes.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2018Article
- Antimicrobial Activity of Copper Alloys Against Invasive Multidrug-Resistant Nosocomial Pathogens.Current microbiology · 2015Article
- Using Copper to Improve the Well-Being of the Skin.Current chemical biology · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe role of fomites and the environment in nosocomial infections is becoming widely recognized. In this paper we discuss the use of Cupron copper oxide impregnated non-porous solid surface in the hospital setting and present in vitro testing data via USA Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved testing protocols that demonstrate the efficacy of these products to assist in reduction in environmental contamination and potentially nosocomial infections.
resultsThe two countertops tested passed all the acceptance criteria by the EPA (>99.9% kill within 2 hours of exposure) killing a range of bacterial pathogens on the surface of the countertops even after repeated exposure of the countertops to the pathogen, and multiple wet and dry abrasion cycles.
conclusionsCupron enhanced EOS countertops thus may be an important adjunct to be used in hospital settings to reduce environmental bioburden and potentially nosocomial infections.
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