3D-Printed Copper Cladding Battles Virus That Causes COVID-19
April 21, 2020Comments
Spee3D has developed new algorithms that allow its printers to coat existing metal parts with copper, reportedly a more efficient than printing solid copper parts from scratch, and enabling the coating of stainless-steel door touch plates and other handles in only 5 min.
Laboratory tests, claim Spee3D officials, have shown that Activat3D copper contact-kills 96 percent of SARS-CoV-2 in 2 hr., and 99.5 percent in 5 hr., whereas stainless steel, typically used in hygienic environments, showed no killing power in the same timeframe.
Spee3D offers live demo webinars of the coating process in action on April 24, May 1 and May 8.
See also: SPEE3D
Technologies: Additive Manufacturing
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