ANTIMICROBIAL COPPER ALLOY COATINGS FOR CONTACT ENVIRONMENTS

描述：这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目展示了巨大的智力价值。铜基合金的抗菌性能一直是人们研究的热点，目前还没有关于铜基合金双层的机械性能、耐腐蚀性和抗微生物特性的详细报道。在第一阶段研究计划取得成功之前，将对铜基合金形式的高耐磨和耐腐蚀铜合金进行评估。这个项目的影响是多方面的。一种用于医院应用的固有抗菌涂层在医疗保健程度和减轻与医院实践相关的感染所产生的成本方面具有广泛的影响。常见的例子包括：生物医学植入物的感染、建筑物保护性涂层的降解、食品的污染、药物配方的药效丧失等等。越来越多的健康文献正在推广铜基合金在消费应用中的使用，而在传统钢衬底上的铜合金涂层将证明在结构应用中替代目前的铜合金是可行的、低成本的。MesoCoat正在商业化其用于石油天然气和基础设施行业的CermaClad“高速覆层工艺”，该项目将探索通过钢基材的铜覆层将该技术扩展到抗菌表面(医疗器械和室内空气质量)行业垂直领域。

DESCRIPTION: This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project shows great intellectual merit. The antimicrobial properties of copper-based alloys continue to be a topic of research interest, and there are no current publications detailing the mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, and anti-microbial characteristics of copper-based alloy bi-layers. Pending a successful Phase I research program, high wear and corrosion-resistant copper alloys in the form of copper-based alloys will be evaluated. The broader impacts of this project are manifold. An inherently anti- bacterial coating for hospital applications has wide-ranging effects on degree of health care and mitigation of costs incurred through infection associated with hospital practice. Common examples include: infections from biomedical implants, degradation of protective coatings on buildings, fouling of food products, loss of efficacy of pharmaceutical formulations, and many more. A growing body of health literature is promoting the use of copper-based alloys for consumer applications, and copper alloy coatings on conventional steel substrates will prove viable, low cost alternatives to the current copper alloys in structural applications. MesoCoat is commercializing its CermaClad" high rate cladding process for the oil and gas and infrastructure industries, and this program will explore the extension of this technology into the antimicrobial surfaces (medical devices and indoor air quality) industry verticals via copper- cladding of steel substrates.