Microbiocides

Researchers Develop Coating That Safely Kills MRSA on Contact

Building on an enzyme found in nature, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a nanoscale coating for surgical equipment, hospital walls, and other surfaces which safely eradicates methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the bacteria ...More
August 17, 2010
Posted in News
Scientists Develop New HIV Microbicide

In what could be a major pharmaceutical breakthrough, research published online in The FASEB Journal describes how scientists from St George's, University of London have devised a one-two punch to stop HIV. First the report describes a new protein that can kill the virus ...More
May 28, 2009
Posted in News
How to Select an Ideal Disinfectant

This article appeared in the June 2009 issue of ICT in the How to Do Anything Better Guide.With the emergence of antibiotic-resistant organisms such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE), etc. and more virulent strains ...More
May 27, 2009
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization, Environmental Hygiene