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InnovoSIL TM-1 Antimicrobial Silver Works Against Candida auris and Superbugs
(TheNewswire) Edmonton, AB - TheNewswire - May 15, 2023 - Innovotech Inc....
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[{"type":"text","content":"InnovoSIL TM-1 Antimicrobial Silver Works Against Candida auris and Superbugs\n \n \n (TheNewswire)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Edmonton,\n \n \n AB\n \n \n -\n \n \n TheNewswire -\n \n \n May 15, 2023 -\n \n Innovotech Inc.\n \n (TSX-V:IOT)\n \n reports that its\nInnovoSIL™-1 silver periodate antimicrobial compound acts as an\nexcellent antimicrobial against\n \n Candida auris\n \n .\n \n \n \n C. auris\n \n is an emerging\nfungus (yeast) causing a serious global health threat due to its\nresistance to antibiotic treatments and its tendency to cause severe\nillness in people with weakened immune systems.\n \n C. auris\n \n infections have been\nassociated with 30-60% mortality rates in hospitalized patients.\n \n \n Coated onto a wound dressing model, InnovoSIL™-1 silver prevented a\nbroad spectrum of microorganisms from adhering to the dressing surface\nover time under clinically relevant conditions, while eliminating\nsurrounding planktonic (free-floating) microorganisms.  Other\norganisms tested included superbugs well-known for causing\ndifficult-to-treat infections that tend to spread rapidly in\nhealthcare settings:  Methicillin-Resistant\n \n Staphylococcus aureus\n \n (MRSA),\nVancomycin-Resistant\n \n Enterococcus\nfaecalis\n \n (VRE), Coagulase Negative\n \n Staphylococcus epidermidis\n \n (CONS),\nand\n \n Acinetobacter baumannii\n \n .\n \n \n The evaluation was performed using Innovotech’s proprietary BEST\nAssay™ testing system, which is included in its scope of\naccreditation under ISO 17025:2017.\n \n \n \n About InnovoSIL™-1 Antimicrobial\nSilver\n \n \n \n InnovoSIL™-1 antimicrobial silver possesses exceptional properties\nfor efficacy against microbial biofilms as well as simplicity for\ncoating onto or incorporating into medical devices, with favorable\nrelease characteristics. The unique structure around the silver\npresent in the anion slows its inactivation by bodily fluids.\nCombining silver and iodine increases antimicrobial mechanisms of\naction, reducing the likelihood of a target developing resistance to\nit. InnovoSIL™-1 antimicrobial silver has demonstrated excellent\nstability under a wide variety of challenges and can be easily\nsynthesized with high purity in a form that is simple to deposit onto\nmetals or...