With the increasing risk from hospital acquired infections such as MRSA and clostridium difficile (c. diff.) the healthcare industry are utilising more advanced products to control infection in specific areas. One important area of infection control is the regular washing / disinfection of both hospital staff and visitors hands, in addition to the standard disinfection of medical devices etc prior to patient contact. Functional medical wipes and handwashes are an important frontline tool in the control of these infections.

NWTC has high levels of experience in the analysis of medical wipe products and handwashes and we can provide analysis and consultancy in the following areas:

• Formulation analysis and consultancy
• Dosing and delivery to substrates testing - e.g. measuring the quantity of active actually delivered to a surface
• Visualisation of efficacy (images of alive / dead bacteria)
• Efficacy testing as part of a larger analysis project
• Reverse engineering of competitors products
• Manufacturing advice / consultancy
• Wipe material analysis - e.g. non-woven fabrics