Antimicrobial Coatings Antimicrobial Coatings enter for Particulate & Surfactant Systems (CPaSS IAB Meeting Columbia University August 20, 2009 Vijay Krishna 1 , Wei Bai 1, 2 , Gayathri Rammohan 1 , Hideya Nakamura 1 , Paul Indeglia 1, 2 , Ben Koopman 1, 2 and Brij Moudgil 1, 3 1 Particle Engineering Research Center, 2 Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, 3 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida
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Antimicrobial CoatingsAntimicrobial Coatings
Center for Particulate & Surfactant Systems (CPaSS)IAB Meeting
Columbia UniversityAugust 20, 2009
Vijay Krishna1, Wei Bai1, 2, Gayathri Rammohan1, Hideya Nakamura1, Paul Indeglia1, 2, Ben Koopman1, 2 and Brij Moudgil1, 3
1Particle Engineering Research Center,2Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences,
2 million infections and 90,000 deaths due to disease transmission in hospitals1 - fungal infections are the 3rd most common life-threatening systemic infection2
Allergy and respiratory problems account for 25% of emergency room visits in the U.S. annually, and is the #1 chronic cause of school absenteeism3
$20 billion/yr lost in U.S. due to asthma4
1. Klein, E., et al. (2007) Hospitalizations and deaths caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, United States, 1999–2005. Emerging Infectious Diseases