Press conference on CityU’s new technology to increase antibacterial effect of human implants

 

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Event:      Press conference on CityU’s new technology to increase antibacterial effect of human implants

Date:       26 March 2014 (Wednesday)

 

Time:       2:30 pm (Please arrive at 2:15pm at the reception counter, 4/F Cheng Yick-chi Building, CityU)

 

Venue:     Plasma Laboratory, Room 1200, 1/F Cheng Yick-chi Building, CityU

(near Lift 12)

 

Implanting artificial bones or teeth in human bodies may cause infection after surgery, which affects medical results. This problem is now being addressed with a new technology developed by a scientist at City University of Hong Kong.

 

Injecting antibacterial silver ions into the artificial parts for implementation with the plasma technology developed by Professor Paul Chu Kim-ho, Chair Professor in the Department of Physics and Materials Science, has been proven effective in laboratory tests. The silver ions kill Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), as well as two types of bacteria that cause periodontal disease. In addition, the release of silver ions can be controlled to prevent health problems for patients.

 

 

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