Pi-ray America, Inc. Antimicrobial Fabric With Natural Mineral Content Launched for Hospital Use.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photos are available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com TORRANCE, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 6, 2002 A 1997 Report from Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology estimated that among the 37.7 million admissions in the U.S. hospitals per year, at least 2.1 million of them acquire infection during their hospital stay. This resulted in a staggering cost of over 4.5 billion U.S. dollars. Definitely, by preventing occurrence of infection acquired in the hospital, stay and related costs will be considerably reduced. Pi-ray fabric, developed for the first time in the world by Aron Textiles Co. in Korea will be made available in the U.S. market by Pi-ray America, Inc. This was announced recently by Loren Chang, R.N., NHA NHA Nha Trang, Vietnam (airport code) NHA Nantucket Historical Association NHA National Hydrogen Association NHA National Health Accounts NHA National Housing Act (Canada) NHA National Humanities Alliance , President of pi-ray America, Inc. Ms. Chang described the unique features of Pi-ray fabric that include its antimicrobial, antiflammability, and deodorant deodorant /de·odor·ant/ (de-o´der-int) 1. masking offensive odors. 2. an agent that so acts. de·o·dor·ant n. effects. The antimicrobial activity is inherent to the pi-ray fabric. Other textile products claiming to have similar antimicrobial effect are developed by coating the antimicrobial agent into the fabric. Dr. George Jaresko, an infectious disease therapeutics expert and Assistant Dean at the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission School of Pharmacy conducted an assessment of the pi-ray fabric's antibacterial and antifungal activity. In his study, Dr. Jaresko notes that "in plates using impregnated im·preg·nate tr.v. im·preg·nat·ed, im·preg·nat·ing, im·preg·nates 1. To make pregnant; inseminate. 2. To fertilize (an ovum, for example). 3. pi-ray fabric, the area of the blood agar plate in contact with the pi-ray fabric did not grow microorganisms, while in the non-impregnated fabric (control) those areas in contact with the fabric (control) as well as the areas not in contact with the fabric (control) did show microbial microbial pertaining to or emanating from a microbe. microbial digestion the breakdown of organic material, especially feedstuffs, by microbial organisms. growth." Antimicrobial activity was shown against Staphylococcus staphylococcus (stăf'ələkŏk`əs), any of the pathogenic bacteria, parasitic to humans, that belong to the genus Staphylococcus. The spherical bacterial cells (cocci) typically occur in irregular clusters [Gr. , Bacteroides, Klebsiella klebsiella Any of the rod-shaped bacteria that make up the genus Klebsiella. They are gram-negative (see gram stain), thrive better without oxygen than with it, and do not move. K. and Candida. Bio-Path Clinical Laboratories in Van Nuys, California also conducted similar antimicrobial studies on the pi-ray fabric. After 24 and 48 hours inoculation at 37 degrees C, the test plate showed complete inhibition of bacterial growth under and adjacent to the pi-ray fabric. On the other hand, the control plate showed unrestricted growth of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. See MARSA. ) and Pseudomonas Pseudomonas A genus of gram-negative, nonsporeforming, rod-shaped bacteria. Motile species possess polar flagella. They are strictly aerobic, but some members do respire anaerobically in the presence of nitrate. aeroginosa on the agar under, adjacent and directly in contact with the control fabric. The use of pi-ray fabric in medical facilities such as linens, blankets, pillowcases, uniforms, and gowns could reduce incidence of cross-contamination and nosocomial infections. Ms. Chang emphasized, "The use of pi-ray fabric will result in potential dollar savings for the hospital industry and improved patient care." Other uses include gloves, surgical dressing (gauze, bandages), and incontinent in·con·ti·nent adj. 1. Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions. 2. Lacking sexual restraint; unchaste. supplies. The pi-ray fabric passed the required flammability test in compliance with the California Administrative Code Title 19 conducted by SGS SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SGS Symantec Gateway Security (appliance) SGS School of Graduate Studies SGS Subgrid Scale SGS Singapore Government Securities SGS Shell Global Solutions U.S. Testing Company Inc. With 30% pi-ray and 70% cotton mixture, the pi-ray fabric provides more comfort, better quality, and less replacement costs. Other fabrics contain 50% or more polyester to meet antiflammability requirement thereby reducing the cotton content of such fabrics by about 20%. Exposure to high temperatures and multiple chemicals during laundry usually diminishes the cotton content of the fabric, further reducing the quality of the fabric and increasing replacement costs. The pi-ray fabric is made of natural energy fibers that contain over ten different kinds of natural minerals including mackban stone, jade, mica, germanium germanium (jərmā`nēəm) [from Germany], semimetallic chemical element; symbol Ge; at. no. 32; at. wt. 72.59; m.p. 937.4°C;; b.p. 2,830°C;; sp. gr. 5.323 at 25°C;; valence +2 or +4. and silver. These natural minerals are blended into the fibers through bioengineering technology. Without doubt, pi-ray fabric, with its unique benefits, is a textile product that should be adopted in hospital facilities now. It prevents spread of infection, provides potential dollar savings, with less replacement costs. U.S. Patent 5,958,328 09/28/99 U.S. Patent 5,880,044 03/09/99 Pi-ray America, Inc. 2730 Monterey Street, Suite 105 Torrance, CA 90503 Telephone: 310/533-7099; Fax: 310/533-7040 www.pi-ray-america.com Note: Photos are available at URLs: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.020602/bb10 http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.020602/bb10a |
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