Ethan Mann, a research scientist at Sharklet Technologies, the manufacturer of the micro-pattern, says, "The Sharklet texture is designed to be manufactured directly into the surfaces of plastic products that surround patients in hospital, including environmental surfaces as well as medical devices.
Date: Sep 17, 2014
Category: Health
Source: Google
Shark skin-like surfaces may ward off hospital superbugs
"Shark skin itself is not an antimicrobial surface, rather it seems highly adapted to resist attachment of living organisms such as algae and barnacles," study researcher Ethan Mann, a research scientist at Sharklet Technologies, which makes the material, said in a statement. "We have learned much f
Date: Sep 17, 2014
Category: Health
Source: Google
Bumpy, Shark-Like Surfaces Could Lessen Disease Transmission
In a press release, Ethan Mann, a researcher for the maker of the product, said the micropattern would be manufactured as a part of typical plastic surfaces in hospitals including environmental surfaces and medical devices.