The present invention relates to methods and devices for diminishing microbes. The invention provides methods and devices to sanitize, disinfect and sterilize areas, spaces, surfaces and items as well as to sanitize human skin. The methods and devices will be of major importance to the healthcare industry and to other industries or physical environments that require sanitizing, disinfecting or sterilizing. The methods comprise the use of near infrared light (NIR), UV, violet and blue emitting LED elements as well as OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diodes) as a stand-alone technology. Optionally the system may be used in combination with ozone and ionized silver.

The present invention relates to methods and devices for diminishing microbes. The invention provides methods and devices to sanitize, disinfect and sterilize areas, spaces, surfaces and items as well as to sanitize human skin. The methods and devices will be of major importance to the healthcare industry and to other industries or physical environments that require sanitizing, disinfecting or sterilizing. The methods comprise the use of near infrared light (NIR), UV, violet and blue emitting LED elements as well as OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diodes) as a stand-alone technology. Optionally the system may be used in combination with ozone and ionized silver.

Disclosed are a material with supercapacitance modified surface and a preparation method and application thereof. Specifically, the present disclosure introduces a material having a controllably supercapacitive surface. The surface is chargeable, the full-charged modified surface can interact with bacteria disturbing the electron transfer of respiratory chain of bacteria and inhibiting the growth and reproduction of bacteria in a short-term. The antibacterial rate can be improved by cyclically charging-discharging without losing capacitance, and prevent formation of biofilm of bacteria. The antibacterial system can quantitatively control the antibacterial process without affecting the biocompatibility of the material, and has the advantages of environmental protection and controllability.

The invention relates to a self-disinfecting object having a contact surface of a substrate provided for contact with a human body part, wherein the contact surface is at least regionally heatable.

An anti-microbial metal coating may be applied to filter membranes for use in actively depressing microbial viability in filtration applications. The anti-microbial metal coating may be applied to substrates that are considered to be sensitive to damage by conventional metal coating techniques or resistant to metal bonding. The coating may be applied from a salt absorbed to the substrate in solution, converted to a reducible form with a conversion agent, and reduced to active metal format through a low temperature plasma treatment.

An anti-microbial metal coating may be applied to filter membranes for use in actively depressing microbial viability in filtration applications. The anti-microbial metal coating may be applied to substrates that are considered to be sensitive to damage by conventional metal coating techniques or resistant to metal bonding. The coating may be applied from a salt absorbed to the substrate in solution, converted to a reducible form with a conversion agent, and reduced to active metal format through a low temperature plasma treatment.

A solid material including a matrix, dispersed in which are microparticles of at least one antimicrobial agent for preventing, limiting and/or eliminating the contamination of the material and/or the contamination of a composition which is in contact with the material for at least a given time, and/or preventing, eliminating and/or slowing down the formation of biofilms on the surface of the material, wherein the antimicrobial agent is an oxide of at least one positively charged metal ion and the antimicrobial agent does not migrate out of the material. Also, the use of such material for manufacturing an article, to the process for manufacturing the article, and to the article obtained. In particular, the article is selected from stoppers, lids, seals, caps, covers, plugs and valves intended for sealing bottles, flasks, jars, cans, canisters, barrels, tanks, or various containers used for packaging and/or storing food products, dietetic products, cosmetic products, dermatological products or pharmaceutical products.

A solid material including a matrix, dispersed in which are microparticles of at least one antimicrobial agent for preventing, limiting and/or eliminating the contamination of the material and/or the contamination of a composition which is in contact with the material for at least a given time, and/or preventing, eliminating and/or slowing down the formation of biofilms on the surface of the material, wherein the antimicrobial agent is an oxide of at least one positively charged metal ion and the antimicrobial agent does not migrate out of the material. Also, the use of such material for manufacturing an article, to the process for manufacturing the article, and to the article obtained. In particular, the article is selected from stoppers, lids, seals, caps, covers, plugs and valves intended for sealing bottles, flasks, jars, cans, canisters, barrels, tanks, or various containers used for packaging and/or storing food products, dietetic products, cosmetic products, dermatological products or pharmaceutical products.

In order to provide a hygiene mouthpiece element which makes it possible to reliably prevent the transmission of micro-organisms, in particular fungi and bacteria, and viruses when using a water pipe, a hygiene mouthpiece element is proposed, comprising a first end section which is configured for connection to a handle mouthpiece element of a water pipe and comprising a second end section which is configured as a mouth-side free end, wherein the hygiene mouthpiece element comprises a first filter element, wherein the first filter element comprises at least one adsorbing material and/or wherein the hygiene mouthpiece element comprises a second filter element, wherein the second filter element comprises metal oxide and/or electrolytically charged fibres.

In order to provide a hygiene mouthpiece element which makes it possible to reliably prevent the transmission of micro-organisms, in particular fungi and bacteria, and viruses when using a water pipe, a hygiene mouthpiece element is proposed, comprising a first end section which is configured for connection to a handle mouthpiece element of a water pipe and comprising a second end section which is configured as a mouth-side free end, wherein the hygiene mouthpiece element comprises a first filter element, wherein the first filter element comprises at least one adsorbing material and/or wherein the hygiene mouthpiece element comprises a second filter element, wherein the second filter element comprises metal oxide and/or electrolytically charged fibres.