US PurThread Technology Development Co., Ltd. integrates silver, copper and other elements into nylon and polyester fibers during fiber forming to develop permanent antibacterial fiber materials, which are then woven into personal textiles such as curtains and household fabrics. , hospital bed sheets, patient clothing, doctor's coats, and other textiles that contain this antibacterial need. In general, the rate of infection (HAIs) in the care of the medical environment is 5%, but according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1.7 million patients in the United States are infected with hospital care each year, resulting in medical costs. For $45 billion, although everyone washes their hands from time to time, about 20-40% of the infection rate is transmitted to patients through the hands of health care workers. Also, pathogens can persist for long periods of time in soft and hard objects.

Soft textiles tend to be more of a breeding ground for pathogens because the gaps in soft fabrics are more susceptible to bacteria, but it is difficult to remove them or cost more. A recent study showed that about 92% of curtains in traditional hospitals are contaminated, with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant enterococci or other bacteria having a high infection rate in the short term after washing. Such curtains have long been touched by medical personnel. They also don't wash their hands frequently at work. Therefore, they are very likely to transmit the bacteria directly to the patient.

The cost of treatment after infection is quite high, and reducing the infection rate can reduce the patient's heavy financial burden. To this end, the real purpose of PurThread's development of this product is to block the vector from the surface of the textile to the patient. The company conducted a series of experiments and the results were quite satisfactory.

This fabric can be washed many times without special treatment, so it is very practical and effective. The results of the study were published in the Journal of Disease Infection in the United States. This fabric antibacterial technology has been registered with the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the fabrics associated with it have begun to be produced in Mexico.

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