Vetobac Antimicrobial Copper Touch Surface Products

Vetobac 抗菌铜触摸表面产品

• 批准号: 63304
• 金额: $ 8.08万
• 依托单位: BRASS AGE LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=63304
• 关键词: Vetobac; Antimicrobial; Copper; Touch; Surface

The Vetobac Antimicrobial Copper Project involves working with laboratories and professionals to set up test parameters and procedures and carrying out testing to give conclusive evidence of the antimicrobial efficacy of copper alloy touch surfaces in killing the SARS-Cov-2 virus. This would involve trials with typical use conditions to provide evidence that would promote general awareness of the unique and continuous antimicrobial properties of copper and its alloys. Some testing has already been carried out in the US but the test conditions do not accurately reflect actual use conditions in the wet and the dry state.Typically touch surface products in public areas such as door handles, handrails, washroom rails and hospital touch surfaces are manufactured from stainless steel or other metal or plastic surfaces. Bacteria and micro organisms remain alive on these surfaces for days and can easily be transferred between users including health care workers, patients. Copper alloy surfaces are known to be highly effective in killing a wide range of bacteria and viruses but these products become too expensive for every day use because of the manufacturing processes involved in producing the products with these materials. Detailed review of manufacturing processes is required along with production of dies and prototypes to be able to test and assess the the products for functionality and market acceptance aesthetically and longer term maintenance. Whilst a significant amount of technical work has already taken place we note that there needs to be some intense marketing activity to promote the concept and engage the public with access to these products. We are proposing to introduc website improvements, SEO, Google adwords and other forms of digital and social media marketing to promote the range of products.

Vetobac抗菌铜项目涉及与实验室和专业人员合作，建立测试参数和程序，并进行测试，以提供铜合金接触表面在杀死SARS-Cov-2病毒方面的抗菌功效的确凿证据。这将涉及典型使用条件的试验，以提供证据，促进对铜及其合金独特和持续抗菌性能的普遍认识。在美国已经进行了一些测试，但测试条件并不能准确反映实际的使用条件，在潮湿和干燥的状态。典型的触摸表面产品在公共区域，如门把手，扶手，洗手间栏杆和医院触摸表面是由不锈钢或其他金属或塑料表面制造。细菌和微生物在这些表面上存活数天，并且可以很容易地在用户之间转移，包括卫生保健工作者和患者。众所周知，铜合金表面在杀死各种细菌和病毒方面非常有效，但由于使用这些材料生产产品所涉及的制造工艺，这些产品对于日常使用来说变得过于昂贵。在生产模具和原型的同时，需要沿着详细审查制造工艺，以便能够测试和评估产品的功能性和市场接受度以及长期维护。虽然已经进行了大量的技术工作，但我们注意到需要进行一些密集的营销活动，以推广这一概念，并让公众接触这些产品。我们建议引入网站改进，搜索引擎优化，谷歌adwords和其他形式的数字和社交媒体营销，以促进产品的范围。