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Copper coating turns touchscreens into bacteria killers
If there's one thing that needs to be antibacterial, it's the public touchscreen displays that everyone paws at with their filthy fingers. Well, help is on the way, in the form of a newly developed copper coating.
In tests performed under dry real-world conditions, the TANCS was found to kill 99.9% of applied Staphylococcus aureus bacteria within two hours. "While further development is necessary for full-fledged commercial deployment, this is a step in the right direction to enable antimicrobial touchscreens for public or personal displays," says Corning researcher Prantik Mazumder, co-author of a paper on the study. An experienced freelance writer, he previously obtained an English BA from the University of Saskatchewan, then spent over 20 years working in various markets as a television reporter, producer and news videographer.
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