Novel airflow ring for the reduction of germ load in a surgical field

Hospital-acquired infections occur through microbial contamination of the surgical wound and can lead to severe complications. A significant transmission path is the aerogenic transmission, where pathogens stick to floating particles like skin scales or to air moisture. A novel porous airflow ring w...

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Main Authors: Scherrieble Andreas, Haab Elena, Held-Föhn Evi, Linti Carsten, Baumgartner Tobias, Wandres Claus G., Doser Michael, Gresser Götz T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2023-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2023-1098