Chemical tech start-up AFFIX Labs has launched its latest surface cleaning product, Clean N Coat, a nearly invisible, ultra-thin, anti-microbial coating that actively protects surfaces for up to 7 days. In tests, the coating lasted for over 300 touches.
AffixLabs has launched Clean N Coat, a new cleaning and sanitising solution, which also contains Si-Quat, a durable anti-viral coating, developed by the company earlier this year.
Supported by the European Union's EIT RawMaterials body, and tested in level 3 laboratories including at the University of Lisbon in Portugal, Si-Quat has been proven to be effective against 99.99% of viruses and bacteria, including COVID-19.
Clean N Coat dries instantly: sprayed onto a surface, it degreases and cleans and then dries to leave a thin, clear and durable layer of an environmentally conscious disinfectant that binds to the surface, killing within minutes viruses and bacteria that touch it. It can be applied to hard surfaces such table tops and counters, and to softer materials like furniture and wood, leaving them actively anti-microbial.
Clean N Coat will soon be launched in consumer size packaging and eco-friendly aerosol solutions.
"In our homes, this gives us the peace of mind that we are coming back to a safer space by simply replacing the household cleaners that we have always used with Clean N Coat, with an always active, clear anti-microbial layer," said Tom Sam, CEO of AFFIX Labs. "For businesses, the benefit is even greater. Most have seen a dramatic change in the way they operate with daily or even hourly cleaning and disinfecting causing a major disruption to day-to-day activities. With much less disruption, Clean N Coat allows them to maintain a safer and sanitary space for both employees and customers, with surfaces that are actively anti-microbial for up to a week under normal conditions and with the single thin coat being friction resistant up to 300 touches".
Both Clean N Coat and Si-Quat have been used to treat Immersive Planet's theme parks around the world. Other real-world test cases are underway in Malta, in education, hotel and retirement home scenarios; in South Africa in a group of private schools and a banking chain; in restaurants and taxis in Finland; and, just underway are pilot programmes in hotels in India, Dubai and Spain.