HIGH QUALITY BIOCIDAL PAINT

摘要

A high quality paint comprises water, latex polymer, pigment, and biocidal agent. The coating provided by the high quality paint may be capable of killing gram positive bacteria, gram negative bacteria at a rate of greater than 3 logs within 2 hours of application of bacteria to a painted surface. The coating provided by the high quality of paint may be capable of continuing to kill gram positive bacteria, gram negative bacteria at a rate of greater than 1 log within 2 hours even after repeated contamination of the surface. The coating provided by the high quality paint may be capable of delivering residual killing of gram positive bacteria, gram negative bacteria for up to 48 months. The coating provided by the high quality paint may also be capable of inactivating viruses.

主权项

1. A surface comprising:
(a) a coating, the coating having a dry coating thickness of about 25 microns to about 400 microns, and wherein the coating is a dried film of a liquid paint, the liquid paint comprising:
(i) a biocidal agent;(ii) at least about 10% by weight pigment, and (b) wherein the surface has the ability to kill bacteria for a period of up to forty-eight months characterized by a Rook Rating for bacteria of greater than 0.90.