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Titre :
Ultralow adhesion silicone coatings to reduce rates of biofilm formation and associated infection
Numéro de l’entente :
EGP
Valeur d'entente :
25 000,00 $
Date d'entente :
23 août 2017 -
Organisation :
Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada
Location :
Ontario, Autre, CA
Numéro de référence :
GC-2017-Q2-00373
Type d'entente :
subvention
Type de rapport :
Subventions et des contributions
Informations supplémentaires :

Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019).

Nom légal du bénéficiaire :
Hatton, Benjamin (University of Toronto)
Programme :
Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités
But du programme :

'Hospital acquired infections' refer to infections that patients acquire within hospitals due to contaminated medical devices, or duex000D
to procedures that expose healthy tissue to external bacteria. These secondary infections can often be very hard to treat,x000D
especially with a recent rise in antibiotic resistance, and can often lead to extended hospital stays, significant healthcare costs andx000D
even death. This project aims to develop silicone-based coatings that have advanced non-fouling and anti-adhesive surfacex000D
properties, based on a self-lubricating mechanism. We aim to develop these highly non-stick, slippery coatings for medical tubingx000D
(catheters) to significantly reduce rates of bacterial attachment to the surface. Our previous results show these surface treatmentsx000D
are highly effective, and we believe they could greatly reduce rates of hospital acquired infection.