Nano Graphene Inc., has announced its antibacterial product lines have proven to be able to kill 99.9% of bacteria on various surfaces. They can be very helpful in tackling the current pandemic as well as possible future pandemics.
The Dr. Nano Flooring and Dr. Metal product lines produced by graphene supplier and product manufacturer Nano Graphene Inc., have been tested in an independent laboratory and have proven to be able to kill 99.9% of bacteria on different surfaces according to the ASTM E2180 testing protocol for determining antimicrobial activity of polymeric materials.
Graphene-based coatings have demonstrated exceptional activity against gram-positive, gram-negative and antibiotic-resistant bacteria which can cause serious respiratory infections. This is possible because they boast a new proprietary formula of graphene-improved, water-based epoxy coatings which blocks the metabolism of microorganisms by restricting cellular respiration and cell division on surfaces.
Graphene CA believes that this groundbreaking technology can help improve public safety by providing a solution that it believes will make any surface bacteria-proof upon application. Dr. Nano Flooring and Dr. Metal product lines could be helpful solutions in the wake of the current pandemic as well as of possible future pandemics. Several fatal infections are caused by microbial biofilms which lay on a variety of touchable surfaces. Studies show that viruses can survive up to 72 hours on plastic and steel and 24 hours on cardboard and glass surfaces. However, bacteria do not always fade over time as they can replicate, colonize an object and embed themselves in a protective extracellular matrix. Long-acting antimicrobial coatings can be the right solution to this problem.
This type of coating can be used to protect people who inevitably come into contact with several surfaces in shipping facilities, retail stores, schools, hospitals, mass transportation systems, gyms, salons, casinos, toilets, high traffic areas, as well as objects such as door handles, walkway buttons and elevator buttons. They can also be used to prevent the development of bacteria in dry or wet areas that are difficult to reach, such as air ducts.
"These coatings are ready-to-use products which can be purchased worldwide and used without the need for non-standard equipment and are similar to any other epoxy can that you would purchase from your local hardware store", says dr. Sergey Voskresensky, GrapheneCA R&D manager.