Mankiewicz, one of Germany’s paint manufacturers has developed ALEXIT FST Bioprotect: a topcoat based on silver technology that reliably kills bacteria on surfaces painted with it. As the focus on cabin hygiene becomes ever more critical with the pandemic COVID-19 outbreak the product has been adopted by a number of airlines. The silver ions contained within the ALEXIT FST Bioprotect are highly reactive and they interrupt vital processes within bacterial cells, ultimately killing them. On human cells, the silver ions have no negative effect.

Silver is also generally successful when used against viruses. It has been observed that test samples with micronized silver contained 90% fewer viruses after 20 minutes. However, as most viruses have difficulty surviving on surfaces without a host or biofilm in any case, it is still difficult to quantify the effect reliably. So far there are no scientifically correct test procedures to prove this effect.

Even though its effect against viruses has not yet been proven with certainty, airlines are already examining the potential of the topcoat in an effort to reduce bacteria and its spread within the cabin.

Mankiewicz,has developed ALEXIT FST Bioprotect: a topcoat based on silver technology that reliably kills bacteria on surfaces painted with it.

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