Bioaerosol Formation and Bacterial Transfer from Commercial Automatic Hand Dryers

Comparative Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Hand Drying Systems: The XLERATOR Hand Dryer, Conventional Hand Dryers and Paper Towel Systems

Comparative evaluation of the hygienic efficacy of an ultra-rapid hand dryer vs conventional warm air hand dryers

AIMS To compare an ultra-rapid hand dryer against warm air dryers, with regard to: (A) bacterial transfer after drying and (B) the impact on bacterial numbers of rubbing hands during dryer use. METHODS AND RESULTS The Airblade™ dryer (Dyson Ltd) uses two air 'knives' to strip water from still hands, whereas conventional dryers use warm air to evaporate moisture whilst hands are rubbed togethe...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Comparative evaluation of the hygienic efficacy of an ultrarapid hand dryer vs conventional warm air hand dryers

Handwashing is a hugely important infection control measure in clinical, manufacturing and domestic environments. A great deal of research has focussed on such aspects as handwashing technique, efficacy of antimicrobial handwash agents, how to improve compliance and the effect of wearing jewellery (Pittet 2000; Jumaa 2005; Pittet et al. 2006; Rotter et al. 2009). In contrast, comparatively litt...

Membrane Extraction of Aqueous Transition Metal Ions Using Commercial Nafion Gas Dryers

Membrane extraction is a widely employed technique for improving the sensitivity and/or selectivity of a chemical analysis. This paper reports a study on the membrane extraction of aqueous transition metal ions using commercially available Nafion gas dryer assemblies. Though designed and marketed for use with gaseous mixtures, results of this work indicate such assemblies can be effective for t...

Repair of Minor Tissue Defect in Hand by Transfer of Free Tissue Flap from the Toe

Background:   To introduce our experience of using the free neurovascular flap from great and second toe. Methods:   Thirteen patients (fifteen fingers) sought surgical treatment for soft tissue defects of the hand at our medical institutin between March 2006 and September 2009. In two patients, fibular side skin-nail flaps of great toe were applied to cover the dorsal defect of distal thumb. I...