How often do you find yourself with subtle post pandemic habits, like pushing doors open with your elbow or forearm, or perhaps you pull your jacket sleeve down over your hand to pull open a door handle? Basically, you are trying to avoid public touch points that have the potential to carry some sort of germs or bugs or other nasties that you’d rather not have on your hands. Things can be even worse in places like hospitals where viruses are an ordinary part of daily life and you can potentially cross paths with some really nasty, antibiotic resistant pathogens. But before I scare you into being afraid to leave the house, have faith that help is on the way.
A paper recently published in the journal Polymers reviewed the effect of natural compounds on the antifungal and antibacterial properties of polyurethane (PUR).
Scientists report the fabrication of a graphene oxide (GO)/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) composite coating on 316L stainless steel (SS) with superior antibacterial and anti-biofouling performance using electrophoretic deposition (EPD).