Covalon Technologies Ltd.of Ontario,Canada announced recently that it has successfully applied its hydrophilic,antimicrobial silver ion-releasing coating to stainless steel.Dr.Frank DiCosmo commented that this is an important development in Covalon's pipeline for addressing the increasing need to deter infection at the metal/tissue bio-interface in trauma patients fitted with orthopaedic implants,such as stainless steel fixation pins and other orthopaedic metallic devices and components.
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