Antimicrobial properties of novel silver coatings

Microbonds公司开发了一种专有的热镀（TM）技术，可以在表面上生产各种金属薄膜。其中一种金属薄膜含有银，已知银在其他应用中具有抗菌性能。本工作的目的是分析银膜在不同载体材料上的抗菌效果，并确定导致最佳性能的因素。将测试表面磨损和清洁的影响，以确定薄膜是否会随着时间的推移而失去其抗菌性能。

Microbonds Inc has developed a proprietary Thermoplating (TM) technology that can produce various metal films on surfaces. One of the metal films contains silver, which has been known to have antimicrobial properties in other applications. The goal of this work is to analyze the antimicrobial effectiveness of silver films on different supporting materials, and to identify the factors that lead to the best performance. The effects of surface wear and cleaning will be tested to determine if the films lose their antimicrobial properties over time. Films with good antimicrobial performance may have significant applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries where routine cleaning and disinfection can be difficult. Surfaces treated with these films would be less susceptible to contamination and the transmission of food-borne illnesses, for example. This project will help the company with proof of concept and developing new markets for their technology.