Periodic Reporting for period 3 - BUBBLE CURE (Targeted microbubble vibrations to accurately diagnose and treat cardiac device-related bacterial biofilm infections)

Due to an aging population, increasingly more cardiac devices are implanted (pacemaker/ICD/CRT/ prosthetic valve/LVAD; worldwide ~2 million yearly). Life-threatening bacterial infections (1-60% infection and 29-50% mortality rate) associated with these devices are a major...