Study finds silver coating kills bacteria in the lab

摘要

A two-month environmental study has shown that silver-based BioCote antimicrobial protection, an integral feature of all Stuart benchtop laboratory equipment, supplied by Bibby Scientific, reduces bacterial contamination of instrument surfaces by more than 96%.rnBibby Scientific has published details of the study, carried out at the University of Birmingham in a laboratory conducting research for Cancer Research UK, on its website.rnBacterial surface contamination ofrnsix BioCote-treated Stuart instruments, such as hotplate stirrers and a mixer, was compared with untreated instruments in the same laboratory. All items included in the study had been in routine use for around 18 months. Swabs from touchpads, switches and casings were collected fortnightly for two months and Total Viable Counts (TVC) obtained after inoculation and incubation of plate count agar.