Affiliation:
1. Division of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Simple methods of reducing the microbial load on surfaces in hospitals are needed to reduce the risk of hospital-associated infections. Here we report on the ability of a cellulose acetate coating containing the photosensitizers toluidine blue and rose bengal to kill microbes (
Staphylococcus aureus
,
Escherichia coli
,
Clostridium difficile
, a bacteriophage, and
Candida albicans
) on its surface when illuminated with white light.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology
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