Field demonstration of nanocrystalline antibacterial copper for infection control on touch surfaces

乔治布朗学院健康科学中心和Integran技术公司（Integran）合作的拟议项目旨在验证Integran的超高纯度纳米晶铜（nCu）涂层在触摸表面的抗菌效果，从而减少感染的传播。Integran是革命性冶金纳米技术的全球领导者。二十多年来，Integran及其前身组织一直处于冶金纳米技术开发和商业化的前沿。在拟议的项目中，涂有Integran nCu涂层的门把手将与学院滨水校区的在职人员一起安装和测试，以模拟健康诊所、健身工作室、办公环境和一般公共空间等环境。这项研究的结果将为Integran的商业化工作提供信息和指导，从而最终确定该材料的资格并获得该技术的许可。在触摸表面实施nCu预计将减少医院和传染病的传播，所有这些都将改善加拿大人的健康状况，为加拿大卫生保健系统节省成本，并减少因疾病造成的生产力损失。

The proposed project with George Brown College's Centre for Health Sciences and Integran Technologies Inc. (Integran) seeks to validate the antibacterial efficacy of Integran's ultra-high purity, nanocrystalline copper (nCu) coating for touch surfaces towards the overall reduction in the spread of infection. Integran is a world leader in revolutionary metallurgical nano-technologies. Integran and its predecessor organizations have been at the forefront of metallurgical nano-technology development and commercialization for over twenty years. In the proposed project, door handles coated with Integran's nCu will be installed and tested alongside incumbents at the college's Waterfront campus to simulate such environments as health clinics, fitness studios, office environments and general public spaces. Results from this study will inform and direct Integran's commercialization efforts, leading to the eventual qualification of this material and licensing of the technology. Implementation of nCu on touch surfaces is expected to result in a reduction in nosocomial and infectious disease transmission, all leading to improved health of Canadians, cost savings to the Canadian health care system and a reduction in productivity loss due to illness.