Jan-05-13
Using robotic units to clean hospital areas with hydrogen peroxide could help to prevent viruses from developing into antibacterial-resistant superbugs.
The robots, which are currently being tested at Johns Hopkins Hospital, are about the size of a washing machine. To disinfect an area, a pair of the robots is placed in sealed room with the vents covered, where one device sprays a thin layer of hydrogen peroxide that covers all the surfaces in the room. Once the area has been coated, a vaporizer breaks down the hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen, making it safe for humans.
The whole process is completed in about an hour and a half, and teams at Johns Hopkins have found that the vapor is effective against Staphylococcus and its scary relative MRSA, which is resistant to antibiotics and causes flesh-eating disease.
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