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How Braskem and Alpfilm's PVC Film Kills Coronavirus Image Credit: goffkein.pro/Shutterstock.com An innovative transparent PVC food packaging film, developed by Brazilian technology companies Braskem and Alpfilm, uses silver-silica nanoparticles, paving the way towards the next-generation antimicrobial packaging technology for superior food protection. Food degradation and spoilage caused by food-borne pathogens and microorganisms cause serious economic and health problems in modern society. In addition to the traditional food preservation methods, such as thermal processing,...

New plastic film "deactivates Coronavirus in just 15 minutes" A scientific collaboration including the companies Nanox, AplFilm, Braskem and the UFSCar (Brazil) and Jaume I of Castellón (Spain) universities has presented a plastic film which they claim has the potential to deactivate 99.99% of the novel coronavirus in just 15 minutes. This product, AlpFilm Protect PVC, is already available commercially. The transparent t PVC film including silver microparticles has now formed the basis of the technology patented by Nanox with the assistance of the Vinyl Application Engineering team of AlpFil...

New Plastic Film Deactivates the Coronavirus in just 15 Minutes Written by AZoMFeb 8 2021 A scientific collaboration including the companies Nanox, AplFilm, Braskem and the UFSCar (Brazil) and Jaume I of Castellón (Spain) universities has launched a plastic film with the potential to deactivate 99.99% of the novel coronavirus in just 15 minutes. Image Credit: RUVID. Named AlpFilm Protect PVC, the new product is already available commercially. The collaboration started 15 years ago between UFSCar and UJI with company Nanox, which had already created a product in 2014 with bactericidal and ant...