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R&D 100 winner of the day: Guardiant

By Heather Hall | June 29, 2022

Corning’s Guardiant is an antimicrobial additive that can be dosed into paints and coatings. Testing performed at the University of Arizona’s microbiology lab show that coatings containing Corning Guardiant can kill 99.9% of germs on coated surfaces, including the virus that causes COVID-19 within two hours. Guardiant uses Corning’s expertise in glass ceramic technology, allowing copper, a well-known antimicrobial, to be incorporated into a variety of materials. These materials then adopt the antimicrobial properties of copper, consistently reducing germs on contact.

Corning is currently collaborating with leading paint and coatings manufacturers around the world to develop products containing Guardiant that meet government and regulatory requirements. Corning intends to introduce Guardiant to material sets beyond paints, including clear coats, polymers and textiles, to further extend the antimicrobial benefits of copper to everyday surfaces. Coatings containing Corning Guardiant have distinctly demonstrated effectiveness under both wet and dry test conditions.

Comments

  1. Betsy McIntyre says

    July 3, 2022 at 3:24 pm

    But in the years down the road is it going to hurt DNA of everything more then it helps?

  2. Scott Sheldon says

    July 6, 2022 at 2:38 pm

    Corning really needs to decide what market is is going after with Guardiant. Is it more industrial (hospitals/schools) or is it individual consumers? It may be a great product, but it will never sell in large volumes unless marketed correctly. There are already many products that claim to kill viruses (i.e. lysol and other sprays); what differentiates Guardiant is how persistent it is.

    • Ed Edrosa says

      July 29, 2022 at 9:07 pm

      Disinfectants such as Lysol treat the surface at the time of application but do not provide efficacy beyond the time of application. Paints that have been formulated with CORNING Guardiant technology will provide residual efficacy, which means they will continuously protect against viruses and bacteria for years as long as the integrity of the paint film is maintained and in good condition. The EPA has determined that these paints can provide additional layer of protection against viruses and bacteria when used in conjunction with an EPA-registered disinfectant. BEHR COPPER FORCE paint is only intended as a supplement to and not a substitute for standard infection control practices and will remain effective up to 6 years of normal wear.

      Read more: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-appendix-supplemental-residual-antimicrobial-products-coronavirus

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