Rapid antibacterial activity of anodized aluminum-based materials impregnated with quaternary ammonium compounds for high-touch surfaces to limit transmission of pathogenic bacteria
Jessica Jann, Olivier Drevelle, X. Grant Chen, Myriam Auclair-Gilbert, Gervais Soucy, Nathalie Faucheux, Louis‐Charles Fortier
Abstract
) pathogens. AA-QACs showed a faster antibacterial activity (from 0.25 to 5 min) compared with antibacterial copper used as a reference (from 15 min to more than 1 h). We show that to maintain their high performance, AA-QACs should be used in low humidity environments and should be cleaned with solutions composed of QACs. Altogether, AA-QAC materials constitute promising candidates to prevent the transmission of pathogenic bacteria on high-touch surfaces.
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AnodizingAmmoniumAntibacterial activityAluminiumDetection limitTransmission (telecommunications)BacteriaLimit (mathematics)Materials scienceChemistryNuclear chemistryMetallurgyChromatographyOrganic chemistryBiologyMathematicsComputer scienceGeneticsMathematical analysisTelecommunicationsAntimicrobial agents and applicationsTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques