SANISURFACE® is the superior choice when put against its competitors
PARTICULARS | SANISURFACE® | Titanium Dioxide | Silver Ions | Copper Infusion |
Time to kill the virus |
30 seconds Social Distancing makes 30 seconds effective |
50 minutes | 90 minutes | 4 hours Risks exposure for that much period |
Kill ratio | 99.99% | 70% | 4 log 10: 99% | 83% |
Function |
Unconditional Punctures and fuses the microbes instantly and without any catalyst or condition |
Conditional Works only when there is sufficient UV light from Sunlight to work as a catalyst |
Conditional Works only when ions are released or when virus sits and tries to eat the surface over a long period |
Conditional Works only when ions are released or when virus sits and tries to eat the surface over a long period |
Regulatory |
EPA approved biocide |
FDA: 25% Upper limit on skin touch |
EPA: registered but not approved |
FDA warning: Copper Touch LLC |
Oxidation |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Leaching into the atmosphere |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Toxic |
No |
Beyond 25% |
In ion leaching |
In ion leaching |
References:
Insider / pubmed.gov / Thailand Medical News / Wiley Online Library / Rice University