What is it about?
TIOKRAFT experimental photocatalytic recyclers are suggested for cleaning and disinfection of indoor air in various facilities, including hospitals. It is demonstrated that these recyclers can be effectively used to purify air from volatile organic pollutants, aerosols, and fungal and bacterial microflora. The photocatalytic recyclers reduce microbiological contamination of the air in hospital facilities by an order of magnitude. Thus, the recyclers can be considered as promising agents of protection against nosocomial infections.
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Why is it important?
Hospital infections are a significant cause of the secondary diseases and complications arising in the processof medical treatment. According to Expert WorkingGroup on Research of Nosocomial Infections datareported at the XVI Russian Conference on Contemporary Problems and Prospects of Antimicrobial Therapy, in 2013 the rate of hospital infections in the medical institutions of Russia was 7.61%. Airborne infections spread viarespiratory droplets or dust are especially common. Therefore, methods for reducing the microbial air contamination in hospitals are especially important for elimination of secondary hospitalacquired infections.
Perspectives
Using such air recyclers, the degree of bacterial contamination of the air can be reduced by an order of magnitude. Thus, they can be recommended for air disinfection in medical facilities. The main purpose of the disinfection is to reduce the incidence of hospital acquire dinfections.
Evgeny Kabachkov
Institute of the Problems of Chemical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences
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This page is a summary of: Photocatalytic Recyclers for Purification and Disinfection of Indoor Air in Medical Institutions, Biomedical Engineering, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s10527-016-9573-7.
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Photocatalytic Recyclers for Purification and Disinfection of Indoor Air in Medical Institutions
TIOKRAFT experimental photocatalytic recyclers are suggested for cleaning and disinfection of indoor air in various facilities, including hospitals. It is demonstrated that these recyclers can be effectively used to purify air from volatile organic pollutants, aerosols, and fungal and bacterial microflora. The photocatalytic recyclers reduce microbiological contamination of the air in hospital facilities by an order of magnitude. Thus, the recyclers can be considered as promising agents of protection against nosocomial infections.
Comparative maps
Fig. 3.Comparative maps of microflora distribution in the air of the (a) Laboratory of Mycology
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