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Table 8.3 Testing procedure of antimicrobial copper's final product

Determination of copper implemented area (ICU, schools, public places etc)

Area Diagrams
Photographs
Technical information

Scientific group defines the area (number of
items and surfaces to be implemented with
copper)

Health care information
Infection committee
Epidemiological data

Scientific folder's syntax

Microbiological data collection of the area
and the surfaces that will be implemented
with antimicrobial copper

Observation of construction
company's production line and
randomized collection of
microbiological samples

Construction of Cu + objects and
surfaces from a certified company

Final Scientific Group's
Certification after collection of
randomized samples in all final
products

Production of antimicrobial
copper's final product

Microbiological samples
collection
1. One month before the
implementation
2. On implementation's day
3. Two to six months after the
final product's implementation

Final product's implementation
in predefined areas

Antimicrobial activity
certification from the Hellenic
Copper Development Institute
and registration at the
worldwide Antimicrobial Copper's
Cu + list

Overall positive assessment of
implementation's antimicrobial
effect by the Scientific Group

of antibiotics. In the following Fig. 8.9 we can see the microbial load reduction on
antimicrobial copper surfaces compared to similar of stainless steel surfaces.
It is important that in NICU (Deane 1970) a similar reduction of microbial flora
and infections was observed after certain period of recording time “before” and
“after” antimicrobial copper Cu + implementation (Figs. 8.1 and 8.2 )