Long-lasting broad-spectrum antimicrobial surface film
This technology is a durable antimicrobial coating or film that kills viruses, bacteria, and fungi on surfaces people touch frequently—like door handles, countertops, or medical equipment. It works by embedding metal or metal oxide particles (such as copper or zinc oxide) into a polymer matrix that keeps them active and holds them to the surface. The film is engineered to move pathogens quickly toward the killing agents, making it more effective than simpler surface treatments. It can be applied as a spray, an adhesive-backed film, or woven into fabric, and can be made transparent or neutral-colored for unobtrusive use.
What you could build
A peel-and-stick or spray-on antimicrobial film sold to hospital systems, commercial facility managers, and building product distributors for application on door handles, elevator buttons, bedrails, and shared surfaces—competing in the infection-control materials market.
Who in Virginia should care
Virginia hospital networks (Inova, VCU Health, Sentara), federal facilities and defense installations in Northern Virginia, and commercial real estate operators with high-traffic buildings would be natural early customers or pilot partners.
Readiness: Concept
Concept — described but not yet demonstrated. Lab validated — supported by experimental results in the patent. Prototype likely — the text describes a built, working embodiment.
Readiness is inferred from the patent text, not from a lab visit.
The record
- Inventors
- William DUCKER, Saeed BEHZADINASAB, Mohsen HOSSEINI, Gary WHITING
- Filed
- Patent pending — filed November 29, 2022
- Status
- Application
- Publication number
- US20230225328A1
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Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties handles licensing for this technology.
Prosim summaries are generated from public patent text and are not legal advice.