Materials and innovation in sanitary architecture: copper, antibacterial barrier for sanitary spaces
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https://doi.org/10.20868/ade.2017.3678Keywords:
Cobre, superficie antibacteriano, infecciones intrahospitalarias, arquitectura sanitaria, Copper, antibacterial surface, nosocomial infections, sanitary architectureAbstract
The inclusion of copper as an antibacterial material in health architecture helps to solve the great paradox that exists in healthcare services; enter health services to heal from a specific illness and acquire life-threatening diseases. This research demonstrates the effectiveness of copper in laminar format instead of solid, making measurements of ATP with luminometry, opening a feasible way for copper as an antibacterial coating and endowing its superficial antibacterial property at reduced costs, without the need for furniture changes or works.
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