Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00373, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Hatton, Benjamin (University of Toronto), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : 'Hospital acquired infections' refer to infections that patients acquire within hospitals due to contaminated medical devices, or due_x000D_
to procedures that expose healthy tissue to external bacteria. These secondary infections can often be very hard to treat,_x000D_
especially with a recent rise in antibiotic resistance, and can often lead to extended hospital stays, significant healthcare costs and_x000D_
even death. This project aims to develop silicone-based coatings that have advanced non-fouling and anti-adhesive surface_x000D_
properties, based on a self-lubricating mechanism. We aim to develop these highly non-stick, slippery coatings for medical tubing_x000D_
(catheters) to significantly reduce rates of bacterial attachment to the surface. Our previous results show these surface treatments_x000D_
are highly effective, and we believe they could greatly reduce rates of hospital acquired infection., program purpose french : 'Hospital acquired infections' refer to infections that patients acquire within hospitals due to contaminated medical devices, or due_x000D_
to procedures that expose healthy tissue to external bacteria. These secondary infections can often be very hard to treat,_x000D_
especially with a recent rise in antibiotic resistance, and can often lead to extended hospital stays, significant healthcare costs and_x000D_
even death. This project aims to develop silicone-based coatings that have advanced non-fouling and anti-adhesive surface_x000D_
properties, based on a self-lubricating mechanism. We aim to develop these highly non-stick, slippery coatings for medical tubing_x000D_
(catheters) to significantly reduce rates of bacterial attachment to the surface. Our previous results show these surface treatments_x000D_
are highly effective, and we believe they could greatly reduce rates of hospital acquired infection., agreement title english : Ultralow adhesion silicone coatings to reduce rates of biofilm formation and associated infection, agreement title french : Ultralow adhesion silicone coatings to reduce rates of biofilm formation and associated infection, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada