Architectural structures including an inorganic material carrier including cement and particles or fibers of a glass including a plurality of Cu.sup.1+ ions. In aspects, the glass may have a glass phase and a cuprite phase. In aspects, the glasses may include a plurality of Cu.sup.1+ ions, a degradable phase including B.sub.2O.sub.3, P.sub.2O.sub.5 and K.sub.2O and a durable phase including SiO.sub.2. In other aspects, the glass can have a plurality of Cu.sup.1+ ions disposed on the surface of the glass and in the glass network and/or the glass matrix. The glasses and articles disclosed herein can exhibit a 2 log reduction or greater in a concentration of at least one of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and E. coli, under the EPA Test Method for Efficacy of Copper Alloy as a Sanitizer testing condition and under Modified JIS Z 2801 for Bacteria testing conditions.

A glass includes from 42 mol % to 47 mol % P.sub.2O.sub.5, from 42 mol % to 48 mol % CuO, and from greater than 0 mol % to 15 mol % Fe.sub.2O.sub.3. The glass is an amorphous, single-phase glass. Methods of making a glass article include heating batch materials to a melting temperature from 900° C. to 1350° C. In aspects, methods include pouring the molten glass in an inert gaseous environment, and cooling the molten glass in the inter gaseous environment. In aspects, methods include cooling the molten glass to form the glass article and annealing the glass article without growing crystals in or on the glass article during the cooling or the annealing.

The process for transforming an industrial soda-lime-type base glass plate into a glazed material with antimicrobial properties and personalized color consists in an antimicrobial glazed material production process. Copper nanoparticles (NPCu) are added to said glass with the aim of directly altering cell protection against viruses and bacteria in order to destroy their genetic material. The antibacterial glass is specifically applied to the industrial sector of surfaces and covers that are usually used in hospital facilities, and covers for the handling of food and beverages, among other uses.

Phosphate glasses and glass-ceramics exhibit a positive percent kill as measured by United States EPA Test Method for Efficacy of Copper Alloy Surfaces as a Sanitizer and/or have a CIELAB L* value below 35, CIELAB a* and b* values within 5 of zero.

The present disclosure relates to an antibacterial glass composition and a manufacturing method thereof. The antibacterial glass composition according to the present disclosure comprises 20 to 40 wt % of SiO.sub.2; 5 to 25 wt % of B.sub.2O.sub.3; 15 to 25 wt % of one or more of Na.sub.2O, K.sub.2O and Li.sub.2O; and 25 to 45 wt % of CaO, preventing a deterioration in durability and having an excellent antibacterial property. Additionally, the present disclosure relates to an antibacterial glass composition and a manufacturing method of antibacterial glass powder using the same that is a novel silicate glass composition, is transparent and colorless and has an excellent antibacterial property and a high antifungal activation level, such that when the antibacterial glass composition is used as a coating agent of a glass shelf, an additive of a plastic injection molded product and the like, the antibacterial glass composition prevents the deformation of the exteriors of the glass shelf, the plastic injection molded product and the like.

There is disclosed an antibacterial glass composite that may be made of components harmless to the human body and have excellent durability and chemical resistance, thereby maintaining an antibacterial function for a long time, and a manufacturing method thereof.

Embodiments of the present invention pertain to antimicrobial glass compositions, glasses, and articles. The articles include a glass, which may include a glass phase and a cuprite phase. In other embodiments, the glasses include a plurality of Cu.sup.1+ ions, a degradable phase including B.sub.2O.sub.3, P.sub.2O.sub.5 and K.sub.2O, and a durable phase including SiO.sub.2. Other embodiments include glasses having a plurality of Cu.sup.1+ ions disposed on the surface of the glass and in the glass network and/or the glass matrix. The article may also include a polymer. The glasses and articles disclosed herein exhibit a 2 log reduction or greater in a concentration of at least one of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and E. coli, under the EPA Test Method for Efficacy of Copper Alloy as a Sanitizer testing condition and under Modified JIS Z 2801 for Bacteria testing conditions.

A ceramic composition includes an antimicrobial glass composition that includes components harmless to the human body and maintains an antimicrobial function semi-permanently. Specifically, the ceramic composition includes a novel antimicrobial glass composition that includes a glass former SiO.sub.2 as a main component, and ZnO and SnO as antimicrobial components.

The present disclosure concerns copper coatings on glass with a thickness of about 8 to 10 nm to maintain high levels of transparency. In some aspects, the coatings are of copper, copper (I) oxide, and/or copper (II) oxide. In some aspects, the copper coatings as set forth herein provide an antiviral and/or antimicrobial surface for safer touch-screen devices.

There is disclosed an antibacterial glass composite and a manufacturing method thereof. The antibacterial glass composite may include 15 to 40% by weight (wt) of SiO.sub.2: 20 to 40% wt of B.sub.2O.sub.3: 10 to 30% wt of at least one of Na.sub.2O, K.sub.2O and Li.sub.2O; to 15% wt of at least one of MgO and TiO.sub.2; 5 to 40% wt of at least one of ZnO and CaO; to 10% wt of CuO; and 0.1 to 3% wt of Ag.sub.2O, thereby having an anti-biofilm effect.