The antimicrobial glass uses a TiO2 based coating deposited directly onto the glass surface during its manufacturing process. When the antimicrobial coating is exposed to UV radiation from natural daylight or from UV disinfection devices it gets activated.
It then reacts with water vapour within the air, in a photocatalytic process that produces reactive oxygen species. These species provide a number of functions, including the ability to break down organic species, providing antimicrobial properties and activity against enveloped viruses on the glass surface.
When the coated glass surface is treated using a UV disinfection process, the effectiveness of disinfection is increased and in some cases doubled, compared to using uncoated glass.
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