The coating uses a new type of ceramic glass dual-phase material “Guardiant” to disinfect objects, and this is a new type of antimicrobial additive that can effectively resist the new coronavirus (hereinafter referred to as COVID-19 virus) and other coronaviruses and bacteria .
Copper Armor coating
According to PPG’s introduction, this new coating has a killing rate of over 99.9% of the COVID-19 virus. According to the scientist, because “Guardiant” contains copper components, it allows copper ions to exist in the form of Cu1+ sterilization and maintain a certain biological activity. The test results show that “Guardiant” has a highly durable antibacterial activity, even after a six-year scrub test, its antibacterial activity still exists.
Cu1+
In addition to the experimental results of the COVID-19 virus, Corning also said. “Guardiant” has a killing effect of more than 99.9% against other pathogens within two hours, including gram-positive bacteria (such as Staphylococcus aureus), gram-negative bacteria (such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and non-enveloped viruses (Such as norovirus).
After approval, this new anti-viral coating product Copper Armor will be launched soon, and its actual market sales effect remains to be verified by the market. Interestingly, related manufacturing companies also stated that although “Guardiant” itself is light blue-green, the coatings on the market will be available in a variety of colors for consumers to choose from.