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Updated Wednesday, August 25, 2010 9:49 am TWN, CNA

Researchers invent pen-sized device for medical sterilization

TAIPEI -- Local researchers have achieved a breakthrough by succeeding in developing and producing a pen-size device capable of sterilizing instruments and wounds, even in hard-to-reach places, that could have widespread medical and preventive uses in the future.

The handy device, introduced by National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, can eliminate common bacteria such as e. coli, staphylococcus aureus and thermophilic bacilli within 90-120 seconds, the university said.

Liao Jiunn-der, a professor in NCKU's Department of Materials Science and Engineering who led the team that developed the device, envisions it as a key part of people's first-aid kits because it can be operated at room temperature, is non-toxic and works quickly, unlike more conventional sterilization systems in use today.

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