Abstract: A device with a stylus implement, the stylus implement is configured to be operable for providing a barrier between a user finger and pathogens present on shared devices, in which the stylus implement including: a capacitive stylus; a single-use stylus; a finger-activated stylus; a tip section, the tip section is configured to make contact with a shared device, wherein the shared device comprises at least one of a touch-screen, a keypad, and a computer; a shaft section, the shaft section is connected to the tip section, wherein the shaft section is configured to be gripped by the user's finger; and an electrically conducting material, wherein the electrically conducting material forms an electrically conductive path from an end surface of the tip section to a portion of the shaft section.