Boron carbon nitride (bcn) nanocoatings on central venous catheters inhibit bacterial colonization

A method of reducing or preventing central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in a patient comprising:

• inserting a central venous catheter into the patient wherein the central venous catheter is coated with a boron carbon nitride (BCN) nano-coating on at least a portion of an inner surface of the central venous catheter, on at least a portion of an outer surface of the central venous catheter, or on at least a portion of both the inner and the outer surfaces of the central venous catheter;
• wherein the BCN nano-coating inhibits microbial adhesion and biofilm formation on the surface of the central venous catheter to reduce CLABSI in the patient.