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Every year, over four million patients acquire an infection associated with a hospital stay, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the World Health Organisation. The data indicate that the impact of these infections has led to direct or indirect mortality of 137,000 patients and a cost of seven billion euros annually.
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Antimicrobial properties to combat the high mortality in the population caused by microbial infections\r
Given this situation, the pilot project PROTECT coordinated by the UPC\u2019s Molecular and Industrial Biotechnology Group (GBMI) was established through the research programme Horizon 2020 (H2020) funded by the European Union. The project focused on implementing the ultrasound technique to manufacture nanoparticle coatings for surfaces that have a high probability of spreading antimicrobial infections, such as healthcare textiles and furniture in public areas, medical devices and membranes for water treatment.
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From efficiency demonstrated in the laboratory to industrial application\r
The efficiency of this technology for coating surfaces with antimicrobial nanoparticles was demonstrated previously in the SONO and NOVO European projects, developed by the same consortium. The technique developed in these studies consisted of applying ultrasound for the synthesis and deposition of antimicrobial nanoparticles on surfaces that have to be in direct contact with humans in the hospital environment.\r
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Antimicrobial properties to combat the high mortality in the population caused by microbial infections\r
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From efficiency demonstrated in the laboratory to industrial application\r
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Antimicrobial properties to combat the high mortality in the population caused by microbial infections\r
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From efficiency demonstrated in the laboratory to industrial application\r
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In the framework of PROTECT, technological processes were developed and optimised for producing antimicrobial nanoparticles as upholstery coatings for furniture in public areas, healthcare textiles, medical devices and water treatment membranes at pre-commercial scale. For this purpose, PROTECT constructed a versatile platform with three manufacturing lines, which offered specific solutions for manufacturers and for final users. From the project, more uniform coatings that are resistant to high temperatures were obtained, using small quantities of antimicrobial raw material, compared with current technologies. In addition, more efficient antimicrobial nanoparticles were produced than in conventional antibiotics. Both nanoparticles and the coated materials were safe for humans and had little probability of developing antimicrobial resistance. The project also enabled the evolution of quality control techniques for materials \u201cin situ\u201d to be able to monitor at any time the amount of material deposited in the coatings, its durability and repeatability in an automated way. The environmental and economic parameters that were studied throughout the project show that the technologies and the products that were developed were more sustainable and less expensive than those that exist currently.
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