Probing metal coating composition and leachability on virus stability

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Aereus is an Ontario-based company commercializing Aereus Shield. Their patented process produces adurable, attractive coating proven to kill harmful bacteria on contact. In Canada, Aereus Shield is marketed asan antimicrobial for use exclusively on Class I and Class II medical devices. Their coating provides acost-effective intervention against common hospital pathogens and is an ideal solution for high touch publicsurface. However, microbial pathogens are not the only microbes of concern. Viruses can survive on surfacesand can lead to the spread of infection in high risk settings such as hospitals. Through this grant, a greaterunderstanding of the mechanisms at play in the interaction between viruses and novel material coatingsprepared by Aereus Technologies. A model envelope virus system has been developed to probe the Aereuscoating through a previously held NSERC partnership between the Aucoin Lab and Aereus. This follow-upproject aims to verify exciting findings that these novel materials may be self-sterilizing. Together, Aereus andAucoin will tackle the problem of nosocomial infections by deepening an understanding of Aereus materialsand then utilizing this understanding to better design novel products.