BRAND-NEW
Antibacterial and Antiviral Surface with Kolzer’s Machines for the Deposition of Copper Nanoparticles The new Kolzer machines allow to apply an antibacterial copper coating using the Sputtering technique. Copper is a chemical element that, according to a research conducted by the University of Southampton, boasts antibacterial and antiviral properties.
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With the aim of helping to tackle
“Sputtering is a fast, economic
of Southampton, United
the health emergency due to
and ecological process, which is
Kingdom, has shown that
the Coronavirus pandemic,
carried out in a vacuum and which
using antimicrobial copper contact
Kolzer is providing its skills and
allows copper to be deposited on
surfaces could not only disrupt the
machinery that allow to apply,
any surface with high efficiency,
chain of contamination, but at the
using the Sputtering technique,
uniformity and functionality.
same time reduce the possibility of
copper nanoparticles on the
Currently, about 6 industrial
developing antibiotic resistance.
surfaces with which we come
reactors for tests and trials are
“If critical environments are properly
into contact everyday. Door and
available at the Kolzer headquarters
cleaned, copper can be an excellent
window handles, handrails, light
in Cologno Monzese (Milan,
ally against viruses and bacteria,”
switches and lift buttons are
Italy),” explains director Antonio
says Professor Bill Keevil, chief of
just some of the objects that we
D’Esposito.
CORDIS of the Environmental Health
touch daily and which, especially
Department of the University of
in this particular period, we must
For further information:
Southampton.
constantly sanitize.
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research from the University
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