{"id":4220,"date":"2024-03-13T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T13:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/?p=4220"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:39:18","slug":"case-study-developing-a-wide-area-electronic-microbicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/en\/2024\/03\/13\/case-study-developing-a-wide-area-electronic-microbicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Developing a wide-area electronic microbicide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentron.co.uk\">Dentron\u00a0Ltd<\/a>\u00a0manufacture specialist medical devices and has been supplying them to the dental, podiatric, and veterinary professions since 1989.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dentron\u202fLtd\u202fhas developed a patented biocidal medical device called the\u00a0BioGun\u00a0and demonstrated the BioGun\u2019s ability to kill a wide range of micro-organisms. The BioGun could provide an alternative solution to antibacterial drugs; it is a non-invasive safe procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/medicine\/enterprise-and-innovation\/business-support-projects\/accelerate-healthcare-technology-centre\/\">Healthcare Technology Centre<\/a> collaborated with Dentron Ltd to optimise the treatment delivery system of the BioGun for more efficient treatment of wider areas. HTC\u00a0supported Dentron through its\u00a0expertise in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>biocompatible\/ medical grade materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CAD design and 3D printing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>in-vitro microbial investigations,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and, signposted to other supporting programmes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three possible recommendations were made for the BioGun and three potential wide area microbide applicator prototypes were developed. Each prototype has scalability and improves usability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The potential impact of these prototypes to Dentron would include new to market products, increased income; if more appealing to clinicians (better usability for larger wounds), and the wider potential of this device could be used as a non-invasive treatment options for chronic wounds. Reducing the risk of drug-resistance bacterial infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jonathan Copus, Director, Dentron:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Our technology effectively destroys a large range of micro-organisms &#8211; including MRSA &#8211; on electrically-conductive surfaces such as human skin. It therefore has huge potential in combating conditions such as infected leg ulcers. However, we are currently able to treat only a small area at a time, and need to scale up the size of the surface treated by the applicator.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Swansea team&#8217;s wide-ranging expertise and imaginative approach to research has carried us a long way towards goals which would have been unattainable for a small company without the Accelerate programme\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dentron\u00a0Ltd\u00a0manufacture specialist medical devices and has been supplying them to the dental, podiatric, and veterinary professions since 1989. Dentron\u202fLtd\u202fhas developed a patented biocidal medical device called the\u00a0BioGun\u00a0and demonstrated the BioGun\u2019s ability to kill a wide range of micro-organisms. The BioGun could provide an alternative solution to antibacterial drugs; it is a non-invasive safe procedure. 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