Activity of a hypochlorous acid‐producing electrochemical bandage as assessed with a porcine explant biofilm model

16 10月 2026
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Gretchen Tibbits1 | Abdelrhman Mohamed1 | Suzanne Gelston1 | Laure Flurin2 | Yash S. Raval2 | Kerryl E. Greenwood‐Quaintance2 | Robin Patel2,3 | Haluk Beyenal1

Abstract

The activity of a hypochlorous acid‐producing electrochemical bandage (e‐bandage) in preventing methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection (MRSA) infection and removing biofilms formed by MRSA was assessed using a porcine explant biofilm model. e‐Bandages inhibited S. aureus infection (p = 0.029) after 12 h (h) of exposure and reduced 3‐day biofilm viable cell counts after 6, 12, and 24 h exposures (p = 0.029). Needle‐type microelectrodes were used to assess HOCl concentrations in explant tissue as a result of e‐bandage treatment; toxicity associated with e‐bandage treatment was evaluated. HOCl concentrations in infected and uninfected explant tissue varied between 30 and 80 µM, decreasing with increasing distance from the e‐bandage. Eukaryotic cell viability was reduced by an average of 71% and 65% in fresh and day 3‐old explants, respectively, when compared to explants exposed to nonpolarized e‐bandages. HOCl e‐bandages are a promising technology that can be further developed as an antibiotic‐free treatment for wound biofilm infections.

KEYWORDS

biofilms, chronic wounds, electrochemical bandage, hypochlorous acid, MRSA, Staphylococcus aureus

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