Also: copper alloys, contact killing
Bacteria and viruses die quickly on copper surfaces, so copper is tested for hospital rails, handles, and bed parts.
Readiness: lab lab studies · prototype demonstrated objects · commercial products or buildings in real use · review summaries of other studies.
Grass, Rensing, and Solioz reviewed how metallic copper kills microbes on contact.
As reported in: Grass, Rensing, Solioz (2011). Metallic Copper as an Antimicrobial Surface. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. doi:10.1128/AEM.02766-10
Salgado and colleagues found copper surfaces in ICU rooms lowered hospital-acquired infection rates in a clinical trial.
Built / tested: copper hospital surfaces
As reported in: Salgado, Sepkowitz, John et al. (2013). Copper Surfaces Reduce the Rate of Healthcare-Acquired Infections in the Intensive Care Unit. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. doi:10.1086/670207
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