Optimising 405 nm HINS light technology for patient safe decontamination during arthroplasty surgery.

Ramakrishnan, Praveen and MacLean, Michelle and MacGregor, Scott and Anderson, John and Grant, M. Helen (2014) Optimising 405 nm HINS light technology for patient safe decontamination during arthroplasty surgery. European Cells and Materials, 28 (S.4). p. 36. ISSN 1473-2262 (http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/supplements/vol0...)

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Abstract

Infection rates following orthopaedic arthroplasty surgery are as high as 4%, while the infection rates are even higher after revision surgery. The duration of routine arthroplasty surgeries is typically between 1 and 2 hours. 405nm High-Intensity Narrow-Spectrum Light (HINS-light) has bactericidal activity against Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) related bacterial pathogens including MRSA and hence may aid in reducing the incidence of infections that arise from environmental contamination during arthroplasty surgery.

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Ramakrishnan, Praveen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3752-3051, MacLean, Michelle ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5750-0397, MacGregor, Scott ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0808-585X, Anderson, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4151-1619 and Grant, M. Helen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7712-404X;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:50935
    Dates:
    Date
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    November 2014
    Published
    Notes:Originally presented at the Tissue and Cell Engineering Society (TCES) meeting on 2-4 July 2014 at Newcastle University. With kind permission of full reproduction from eCM journal (www.ecmjournal.org). Founded by scientists for the benefit of Science rather than profit.
    Keywords:405 nm hins-light technology, decontamination, orthopaedic arthroplasty surgery, High-Intensity Narrow-Spectrum Light, HINS-light, hospital acquired infection, HAI, MRSA, environmental contamination, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)
    Subjects:Medicine > Therapeutics. Pharmacology
    Medicine > Surgery
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering
    Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:08 Jan 2015 14:17
    Last modified:31 Aug 2022 12:17
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/50935
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