A porous silica having at least one metal X selected from the group consisting of Mn, Cu and Fe.

A deodorizing composition includes cucurbituril and one or more first metal salts, the first metal salt including at least one metal cation with a valency of at least two and at least one anion, wherein the metal cation is selected from the group made of aluminium, zirconium, silver, titanium, iron, copper, zinc, and magnesium cations.

Provided is a storage device including a storage body for holding a liquid, a gas or an item, which has a first wall, a second wall, and a magnetic closure device for closing the storage body, which has a first closure part and a second closure part. The first closure part has a first strip body elongate along a transverse direction and is arranged on a first closing portion of the first wall. The second closure part has a second strip body elongate along a transverse direction and is arranged on a second closing portion of the second wall. The first closure part and the second closure part cooperate in a magnetically attracting manner. At least one of the first wall, the second wall, the first strip body and the second strip body are wholly or partly fabricated from a composition containing an antimicrobially active additive.

A combination of nanoparticles applied onto a mask filtration system, exemplarily including 1%-10% graphene; 1%-10% titanium dioxide; 1%-10% zinc oxide; 1%-10% copper oxide; 1%-10% silicon dioxide; and balance solvent is provided.

Disclosed herein are rapid and residual disinfectant compositions that include a metal-associated cerium oxide nanoparticles. Also disclosed are methods of making disinfectant compositions. Films comprising the disclosed compositions are also disclosed as well as methods of disinfecting a surface.

The present specification discloses a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of hypochlorous acid or free available chlorine in combination with one or more metallic particles, one or more metal salts, or any combination thereof. The present specification further discloses a kit comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a one or more containers including a composition disclosed herein or components which make up such compositions as well as methods and uses for such compositions and kits.

A disinfectant sprayer assembly, including a tank defining a volume, a disinfectant suspension contained within the volume, a nozzle having a size variable spray opening, a pump operationally connected to the volume and to the nozzle for pumping disinfectant from the volume through the spray opening to apply disinfecting to a predetermine surface having a predetermined set of physical characteristics for a period of time, an ion generator operationally connected to the volume for ionizing the disinfectant suspension, and a microprocessor operationally connected to the size variable spray opening. The ion generator voltage, spray opening size, and distance between the predetermined surface and the spray opening are predetermined based on the predetermined set of physical characteristics of the surface.

A method for coating an object for equipping a building (1), in particular building hardware, at least having the steps outlined below: a) providing the object (1); and b) coating a surface (2) of the object (1) with a layer (3), wherein the coating is performed using a PVD process, in which antimicrobial or antiviral nanoparticles (4) are at least partially embedded into the layer (3). In addition, a use of nanoparticles, in particular for a PVD process for coating a surface (2) of an object (1), and an object (1) having a coated surface (2) are disclosed.

An apparatus includes a substrate having a surface and a transparent photocatalyst coating secured on the surface of the substrate, wherein the transparent photocatalyst coating includes titanium oxide and a component selected from a fluorescent dye, ultra-fine glitter, indium tin oxide, aluminum zinc oxide, silver nitrate, and combinations thereof. The substrate is preferably selected from an appliance handle, doorknob, switch, keyboard, countertop, appliance handle, equipment button, touchscreen, handrail, light emitting device, and light cover. Such substrates are frequently touched by one or more users and may become contaminated. However, the transparent photocatalyst coating may be self-decontaminating.

The present invention is a method for producing allograft tissue by applying an antimicrobial solution to allograft tissue. The antimicrobial solution exhibits antimicrobial activity to make allograft resistant to microbial organisms, such as bacterium.