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Hey, sorry for the late response, but I was fielding this question around the lab to get thoughts. The general consensus is that because we aren't relying on b

Hey, sorry for the late response, but I was fielding this question around the lab to get thoughts. The general consensus is that because we aren't relying on biology to prevent the spread of infection but rather the physical chemistry the likely hood of the bacteria evolving is significantly lower. Our goal isn't to prevent all bacteria to sticking to all surfaces (forcing them to evolve), but rather to control what areas they do stick to. We just want the bacteria to hang out away for areas that can lead to infections. If we coat a door handle in our polymer films, the bacteria will simply fall to the floor, it is really unlikely for the bacteria to make it's way from the floor to a nurses shoe to a patients vascular catheter, then the bacteria is killed during the daily mopping of the floor, so I've done my job of herding the bacteria until it can be killed.

Mz 11y ago
Well, I think you have completely missed my point. Whatever you do, let me suggest that you be incredibly careful to avoid implying that use of this new and improved material means you can slack off on other hygiene practices. If you market it as a means to not have to bother with cleaning as regularly and that sort of thing, or even if you fail to rebut this assumption that other people will almost certainly make (that they can clean less because it is germ resistant -- which a lot of people think means germ proof), you will be practically guaranteed to eventually grow a superbug. And I hope you take that seriously. I am not trying to shoot down your product. I just know something about this stuff. Best of luck.