Performance enhancing additives specialist Addmaster is working with the aviaton industry to help prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses amid the coronavirus crisis.
The Stafford-based business is playing a key part in helping to get people travelling safely again – and prevent the spread of infection on anything from aircraft seats, tables and walls to luggage trolleys and security trays.
The company’s Biomaster antimicrobial technology is proven to inhibit the growth of microbes by up to 99.99 per cent and is also highly effective against inactivating viruses on surfaces such as textiles, paper and plastic.
Now collaborations with global specialists are well underway and further trials are about to start with airports and airlines around the world.
Paul Morris, CEO of Addmaster, said: “Hygiene is now front and centre of business thinking and none more so than in the travel sector where companies need to give millions of people peace of mind that they can fly safely.
“We have seen a massive surge of enquiries for our Biomaster antimicrobial technology over the past three months and are now in advanced trials with a number of global organisations and new tests are starting every week.”
He added: “When microbes land on an untreated surface they can easily contaminate the next person that touches that product. However, if they land on an antimicrobial
protected surface, silver ions in Biomaster inhibit the growth of bacteria and deactivate viruses, significantly reducing the risk of cross contamination.
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“This approach has been successfully tested to protect against Norovirus and feline coronavirus and we believe it will work on Covid-19.
“Unfortunately, there has yet to be an approved test developed for the latest virus, so we can only base the antiviral efficacy of Biomaster on the fact it has been effective against similar ‘protective lipid coatings’.”
Addmaster is now ramping up activities to cope with the growth in demand for its products, including increasing production and appointing additional sales resource to deal with enquiries.
Paul said: “We all want to be able to travel, but it has to be safe and Addmaster can hopefully play a role in achieving this.
“You don’t realise how many surfaces you touch when travelling through airports and on aircrafts, such as luggage trolleys, security trays, numerous door handles, counters, seat tables and armrests.
“Regular cleaning is vital, but Biomaster can be a very powerful ally in protecting passengers when in contact with surfaces.”