Healthcare settings require non-porous, sanitary fixtures, furniture, and surfaces for infection control. Clarus commis- sioned a scientific experiment based on the hypothesis that the non-porous nature of Clarus glass would outperform traditional whiteboards from a bacteria-resistant and sanitation perspective.
After a thorough head-to head experiment, the Clarus glass board soundly outperformed the whiteboard, with the results proving the whiteboard to be three times dirtier. In addition, the more bacteria-resistant glass board sanitized from a level 6,000 times above standard sanitary levels of pathogens to food-grade safe with the use of an ammonia-based cleaner.
With patients under care vulnerable to infection, health- care facilities take extra measures to prevent the spread of pathogens. Among traditional best practices, such as hand-washing, evidence-based architectural design is a proven method for reducing HAI.
The experiment began with an evaluation of the ‘base-levels’ of pathogens on the surfaces of the Healthboard glass and traditional whiteboard material. Next, both surfaces were exposed to highly concentrat- ed levels of pathogens, which were incubated over several days to further expose the materials to live cultures in advance of measuring, and ultimately attempting to sanitize the boards.
