ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Antimicrobial Photodynamic Coatings Reduce the Microbial Burden on Environmental Surfaces in Public Transportation-A Field Study in Buses.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Microbial innovations for sustainable construction: improving durability and environmental impact through the collaboration of civil engineering and microbiology.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
- Probiotic-Based Approaches for Sustainable Control of Infectious Risk in Mass Transport: Current Data and Future Perspectives.Microbial biotechnology · 2025Review
- Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy: Self-Disinfecting Surfaces for Controlling Microbial Infections.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- An Antimicrobial Copper-Plastic Composite Coating: Characterization and In Situ Study in a Hospital Environment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- One-year trial evaluating the durability and antimicrobial efficacy of copper in public transportation systems.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Methods to assess antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral surfaces in relation to touch and droplet transfer: a review, gap-analysis and suggested approaches.Access microbiology · 2024Review
- An overview of the bacterial microbiome of public transportation systems-risks, detection, and countermeasures.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
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Abstract
Millions of people use public transportation daily worldwide and frequently touch surfaces, thereby producing a reservoir of microorganisms on surfaces increasing the risk of transmission. Constant occupation makes sufficient cleaning difficult to achieve. Thus, an autonomous, permanent, antimicrobial coating (AMC) could keep down the microbial burden on such surfaces. A photodynamic AMC was applied to frequently touched surfaces in buses. The microbial burden (colony forming units, cfu) was determined weekly and compared to equivalent surfaces in buses without AMC (references). The microbial burden ranged from 0-209 cfu/cm
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