Get the latest tech news
"Killer paint" eradicates harmful bacteria on contact | A new paint could help quickly kill any microbes that land on it.
It's never a good thing when harmful bacteria are present on surfaces in hospitals, as they can cause life-threatening infections in already immunocompromised patients. A new paint could help keep that from happening, by quickly killing any microbes that land on it.
This is certainly not the first time we've seen a germ-killing coating designed for use on door handles, railings, countertops and other nonporous surfaces in hospitals and similar healthcare settings. Developed in partnership with British company Indestructible Paint, the coating consists of that firm's conventional clear gloss resin along with a 2% concentration of a broad-spectrum biocidal agent known as chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX). Next, droplets of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial solutions were applied to the paint and allowed to dry at room temperature for 18 hours.
Or read this on r/tech
