The SARS-CoV-2 virus endures for days on plastic or metal but disintegrates soon after landing on copper surfaces. Here’s why [caption id="attachment_683" align="alignnone" width="800"] The EPA has registered about 400 copper surfaces as antimicrobial.[/caption] When researchers reported last month that the novel coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic...
High-Use Areas Throughout Hospital Receive Healthy Makeover with Contact Copper Antimicrobial Copper Film. Hospitals Install Copper Components to Reduce Infections Pullman, Washington – A level IV trauma center in Washington State has installed copper components throughout its facility as another way of reducing hospital-acquired infections and keeping...
tudies have been conducted by the U.S, National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the studies, SARS-COV-2 and similar viruses persist on plastic and stainless steel surfaces for 2-3 days. Laboratory studies show that copper surfaces reduce bacteria, virus and...
Fantasilandia in Chile, one of Latin America’s largest theme parks, has replaced its most frequently touched surfaces with copperto help reduce the spread of germs and protect the health of its visitors. But why? Because copper and its alloys exhibit impressive antibacterial, antiviral and anti-fungal...
A recent report published in the New England Journal of Medicine reminds us of the almost miraculous power of copper to kill microbes on contact. The study found no detectable amounts of the SARS-CoV-2 virus after four hours on a copper surface. Compare that to the virus...
The Ancients Relied On Copper To Stay Healthy Scientists are only beginning to test the health benefits of copper, despite being highly regarded by the ancients for thousands of years. Throughout world history, copper has been used to treat wounds in battle, coins, medication and for...