METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING AN ARTICLE FROM FILAMENTS CONTAINING BACTERIOPHAGES

The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an article (10) comprising one or more filaments (12) of material having a hydrophilic surface (12a) comprising the steps of: forming a first solution (16) containing one or more bacteriophages (18a) in suspension in a carrier fluid (20) and depositing them upon one or more filament (12), in which said deposition of said first solution (16) is by dispensing drops (22) thereof from a drop dispenser (24) and by the step of depositing a pre-determined amount of said first solution per unit length on said first filament (12) and then forming said one or more first filaments (12) into a final article (10).