Employing anti-adherence strategies is a crucial step in preventing biofilm formation. This may involve modifying surfaces of devices to prevent attachment of microorganisms. Innovotech offers multiple testing platforms that can aid in evaluating your device’s anti-adherence properties.
Innovotech Labs has experience testing under aerobic, anaerobic and microaerophilic conditions using bacterial or fungal strains.
We have standard test microorganisms such as Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, etc. In addition, clinical and environmental isolates and a variety of other strains are available for selection. Other organisms in mind? We can also perform testing in microorganisms specifically sent by clients.
Schedule a meeting with us to discuss specific testing methods related to your product.
Innovotech Labs has the knowledge and experience to test a wide range of products including medical devices, textiles, solutions, as well as agricultural and oilfield products.
Biofilms are organized communities of microorganisms that exist in virtually every natural environment. Biofilms form in response to shear force (flow) to avert being removed from their environment by “turning on” specific genes responsible for biofilm growth. In a biofilm state, bacteria are typically less susceptible to antibiotics, antimicrobials, and biocides. In some cases, bacteria can be up to 4,000 times more resistant than the same organism in a free-floating state. Common areas for biofilms to form in a clinical setting include, but are not limited to, implanted medical devices such as catheters, stents, joints, implants, pacemakers, etc.
