MPMN Spotlights the Latest Antimicrobial Technologies for Medical Applications

LOS ANGELES, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Product Manufacturing News (MPMN), a UBM Canon Medical Device Media Group brand, today announced special coverage highlighting some of the latest antimicrobial technologies for use in medical applications ranging from catheters to wound-care dressings.

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Patients in hospitals and long-term care facilities, as well as recipients of implantable medical devices, are at particular risk of acquiring hospital-acquired infections. In response to the millions of patients that have contracted these life-threatening—but preventable—infections, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have altered their related reimbursement policy in recent years, which in turn, has sent medical device OEMs searching for effective antimicrobial solutions.

As part of this effort, many medical device manufacturers and suppliers have created antimicrobial solutions based on silver. Other companies, however, are innovating antimicrobial technologies based on ceragenins, zinc compounds, and long-chain, high-charge-density polymers.

"In the MPMN March cover story, 'Antimicrobials: Beyond Silver,' we take a close look at the novel technologies that are bucking the silver trends in the battle against bacteria," stated Shana Leonard, Editor-in-Chief of MPMN. "As a supplement to the feature, we also have an online-exclusive Web gallery spotlighting five additional silver- and non-silver-based emerging antimicrobial technologies."

Medical device OEMs can also research suppliers of related antimicrobial coatings and materials on Qmed.com, which serves the industry as the only online 100% qualified supplier directory and search engine. Related categories include: Surface Treatments and Antimicrobials as well as Materials.  Qmed serves only qualified, editorially screened supplier listings and resources to provide the most efficient supplier-sourcing experience for medical device OEMs.

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UBM Canon, the leading B2B media company dedicated exclusively to the global $3.0-trillion advanced manufacturing sector, helps support the flow of information, commerce, and innovation in such sophisticated segments as medical devices and pharmaceutical development. UBM Canon also addresses cutting-edge developments in broader areas of advanced engineering design and manufacturing, and manufacturing processes and packaging. UBM Canon is part of UBM (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

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