One in five people admitted to a hospital in the United States requires a urinary catheter, the number-one cause of hospital-acquired infections. In fact, patients who rely on a plastic tube to ...

Transfer of microorganisms from the urethra to the bladder following catheter insertion. However, when the urinary tract is not affected by specific diseases, bacteria are promptly cleared by the ...

In patients using long-term urinary catheters, bacterial biofilms can block urine flow and harbor pathogens that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs). But the new design, described this week in ...

Researchers at the University of Nottingham have discovered a new coating that could prevent bacterial infections typically caused by biofilms on catheters. The new material—an acrylate copolymer and ...

Catheter-associated infections represent a major burden in both acute and long-term care settings, driven largely by microbial biofilm formation on device surfaces. Prevention strategies span ...

If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a brushing, you've encountered biofilm—a slimy bacterial layer that clings to surfaces. In medical settings, biofilms make infections harder to treat ...

Urinary tract catheters are widely used in hospitalized patients, but they often lead to bacterial infections. Researchers have now developed a biocompatible copolymer that could prevent bacteria from ...

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have discovered how specific surface patterns on plastics used for medical devices can drastically reduce the ability of bacteria to attach and multiply, ...

Biofilms—slimy communities of bacteria—grow on all sorts of surfaces: from glaciers and hot springs to plant roots, your bathtub and fridge, wounds, and medical devices such as catheters. Most ...

TYLER, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NanoVibronix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAOV) (the “Company”), a medical technology company specializing in therapeutic devices, today announced findings from a recent retrospective ...