Published Studies

​Studies, Research and Publications with Clarentis ECA equipment
An investigation of electro-chemical activation systems and solutions and alternative
procedures for enhanced cruise ship and facilities hygiene and sanitization, 2013.
Elaine Cramer*, James Leonard, Trevor Flynn, Rebecca Nanyanjo, Princess Cruises,
Public Health Dept., Santa Clarita, CA; and Thomas W. Johnson.


RESEARCH NOTE
MORPHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PULSED ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT AND
ANOLYTE TREATMENT ON BACTERIAL CELL WALL
KATHLEEN T. RAJKOWSKI* 2013
Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food Safety, and Intervention Technologies Research Unit 600 East Mermaid Lane,
Wyndmoor, PA 19038.


Journal of Hospital Infection, xxx (2016) 1-6
Elimination of biofilm and microbial contamination reservoirs in hospital washbasin U-bends by
automated cleaning and disinfection with electrochemically activated solutions
J.S. Swan, E.C. Deasy, M.A. Boyle b, R.J. Russell c, M.J. O’Donnell, D.C. Coleman
Facilities Department, Dublin Dental University Hospital, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
Microbiology Research Unit, Division of Oral Biosciences, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of
Dublin, Trinity College.


Journal of Hospital Infection, 100 (2018) e98-e104
Minimizing microbial contamination risk simultaneously from multiple hospital washbasins by

automated cleaning and disinfection of U-bends with electrochemically activated solutions
E.C. Deasy, E.M. Moloney, M.A. Boyle, J.S. Swan, D.A. Geoghegan,G.I. Brennan, T.E. Fleming, M.J. O’Donnell
D.C. Coleman. Microbiology Research Unit, Division of Oral Biosciences, Dublin Dental University Hospital,
University of Dublin, Trinity College.

Journal of Hospital Infection, 104 (2020) 484-491
Whole-genome sequencing identifies highly related Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains in multiple
washbasin U-bends at several locations in one hospital: evidence for trafficking of potential
pathogens via wastewater pipes.

E.M. Moloney, E.C. Deasy, J.S. Swan b, G.I. Brennan, M.J. O’Donnell, D.C. Coleman
Microbiology Research Unit, Division of Oral Biosciences, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of
Dublin, Trinity College.


Journal of Hospital Infection, 138 (2023) 42e5
Immersion of debrided diabetic foot ulcer tissue in electrochemically generated pH neutral
hypochlorous acid significantly reduces the microbial bioburden: whole-genome sequencing of
Staphylococcus aureus, the most prevalent species recovered.
L. Grealy a, P. Wilson b, C. Gillen b,E ́. Duffy a, M.-L. Healy b, B. Daly c, I. Polyzois d, M. Van Harten c, A.
Dougall c, G.I. Brennan e, D.C. Coleman a, B.A. McManus a, *a
Microbiology Research Unit, Division of Oral Biosciences, Dublin Dental University Hospital, The University of
Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland b Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, St James’s Hospital,
Dublin, Ireland Division of Public and Child Dental Health, Dublin Dental University Hospital, The University of
Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Division of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology, Dublin Dental University
Hospital, The University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Irelande National MRSA Reference Laboratory,
St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.