2010-08-31 - Reducing HAIs Through Continuous PM25 Particle Counting
Respirable fraction particles in the diameter range of ≤ 2.5 µm (PM2.5), are constituents of fine-particle aerosols and, as such, have a major role in airborne microbial infection transmission. Because these small-particle aerosols are too small to be filtered by the nasal cilia and are inhaled
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2013-01-31 - New Device Traps Particulates, Kills Airborne Pathogens
A new device called a soft X-ray electrostatic precipitator protected immunocompromised mice from airborne pathogenic bacteria, viruses, ultrafine particles, and allergens, according to a paper published online ahead of print in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. This device, known
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2011-02-01 - Size of Airborne Flu Virus Impacts Risk
The results of a Virginia Tech study by environmental engineers and a virologist on the risk of airborne infection in public places from concentrations of influenza A viruses is appearing today in the Feb. 2 issue of the United Kingdom’s Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
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2010-12-07 - Human Coughs Can be Pathway for Flu Transmission
the potential for the airborne spread of influenza, William Lindsley, of the Allergy and Clinical... Safety and Health, and colleagues measured the amount and size of aerosol particles containing
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2011-11-29 - Nanosized Metallic Particles on Implants Fools Immune System, Reduces Rejection Risk
Coating the surface of an implant such as a new hip or pacemaker with nanosized metallic particles reduces the risk of rejection, and researchers at the University of Gothenburg can now explain why: they fool the innate immune system. The results are presented in the International Journal
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2011-03-04 - Researchers Address Airborne Transfer of Particulates Via Thermal Convection Flows in Burn Units
Controlling airborne contamination is of major importance in burn units because of the high susceptibility of burned patients to infections and the unique environmental conditions that can accentuate... thermal convection flows which can transport airborne contaminates throughout the unit. In order
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2013-04-17 - Virucidal Activity of Airborne Disinfectants is Tested on Dried Poliovirus
The activity of airborne disinfectants on bacteria, fungi and spores has been reported. However, the issue of the virucidal effect of disinfectants spread by fogging has not been studied thoroughly...-based airborne disinfectants on a resistant non-enveloped virus poliovirus type 1.
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2010-08-23 - Minimize Hospital Waiting Times to Avoid Airborne Transmission of Infection
are known to be spread by the airborne route. Airborne infections pose a particular threat... in waiting areas, so that interventions can be developed to minimise the spread of airborne infections.
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2010-12-22 - Particle Sciences Develops Wax Nanoparticles that Enhance Immune Response to Antigens
Particle Sciences Inc. announces it has formulated a series of wax nanoparticles that, when coupled with an antigen, enhanced its immunogenicity, increasing both systemic and the mucosal immune response. The work is described in the journal Vaccine (Dec. 8, 2010) in a paper titled, "Carnauba
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2013-01-31 - Patients Can Emit Small Flu-Containing Particles Into the Air During Routine Care, Study Finds
A new study suggests that patients with influenza can emit small virus-containing particles into the surrounding air during routine patient care, potentially exposing health care providers to influenza. Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, the findings raise the possibility that current
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