How to Choose an Antiviral Coating Service
- Allerfree HK
- 1 day ago
- 4 min read
防病毒塗層(Disinfectant Coating)顧名思義是在物件表面噴灑長效消毒，以形成一層塗膜，殺死接觸到塗膜細菌和病毒。相信看到這個專題的大多數讀者對防病毒塗層服務已有基本概念，或正為工作單位選擇此服務。
這篇文章的目的正是希望以簡單易明的方法讓讀者作出最正確的選擇。透過以下幾點，即使讀者未必有大量時間研究每間公司的背景、消毒塗層物料，以至消毒物料的驗證報告，都能以簡單有力的方法作明智決定。正所謂「阿囡，打邊爐最緊要個爐」，防病毒塗層最重要當然是塗層物料本身。我們會在此專題內嘗試讓讀者能種不同角度考慮如何選擇防病毒塗層服務。
Disinfectant Coating , as the name suggests, involves spraying a long-lasting disinfectant onto the surface of objects to form a coating that kills bacteria and viruses that come into contact with it. We believe that most readers viewing this feature already have a basic understanding of anti-virus coating services, or are currently selecting this service for their workplace.
The purpose of this article is to help readers make the most correct choice in a simple and easy-to-understand way. Through the following points, even if readers do not have a large amount of time to research each company’s background, the disinfectant coating materials, or the verification reports of the disinfectant materials, they can still make wise decisions using simple and powerful methods. As the saying goes, “The most important thing about hotpot is the stove itself” — the most important aspect of an anti-virus coating is, of course, the coating material itself. In this feature, we will try to help readers consider how to choose an anti-virus coating service from different angles.
We believe that readers currently choosing disinfectant coating services are primarily focused on preventing COVID-19, rather than ordinary influenza. Therefore, ensuring that the disinfectant material can kill the novel coronavirus is the top priority. However, only a very small number of antibacterial coating products on the disinfection market have this verification. Some companies use clever marketing tactics to intentionally or unintentionally mislead consumers.
Example A: Mixing a non-persistent strong disinfectant (capable of killing COVID-19) into a persistent anti-influenza coating themselves.
Doing this not only fails to enhance the anti-virus efficacy but may also cause various chemical reactions that reduce both the disinfection effectiveness and durability — let alone the ability to kill COVID-19. In addition, it may cause the disinfectant material to become allergenic, affecting the health of service users.
Example B: Exaggerating the efficacy of the disinfectant coating (inferring without objective evidence that the coating can kill COVID-19).
Some peer companies in the industry claim that their disinfectant materials “can kill virus A, so they must be able to kill virus B.” This analogy has no factual basis. In fact, if such an analogy were valid, disinfectant coating manufacturers would not need to spend large sums of money every year testing their products against various different viruses. But this is slightly better than the previous example — at least it achieves “Do no harm,” and at worst only causes consumers to waste money without receiving protection.
Some peers claim that the disinfection efficacy of their materials can last for one year or more, but cannot provide third-party laboratory proof regarding durability. This likewise intentionally or unintentionally misleads consumers. Even if some materials possess durability and basic antibacterial ability (for example, materials similar to photocatalyst formaldehyde removal products), their virus-killing efficacy is still very limited. Or think about it the other way around: if there really were a material that could both purify toxic gases (such as formaldehyde and TVOC) and provide highly effective disinfection, all disinfectant coating manufacturers would go out of business.
3. Safety
Ensuring the safety of the anti-virus coating is equally important. If the disinfectant coating is allergenic or releases toxic substances, it may harm service users in the construction environment (including the elderly, young children, and patients with chronic illnesses). This situation is particularly likely to occur when disinfectant solutions are mixed by oneself. Therefore, the relevant disinfectant coating materials must pass strict safety verification.
Conclusion
When choosing an anti-virus coating (long-lasting disinfection) service, the above three major considerations are indispensable.
Finally, customers choose anti-virus coating services based on their trust in the disinfection service provider / disinfection company. As anti-virus coating service providers, we should put customers’ health above company interests. In addition, under the circumstance of Hong Kong uniting to fight the epidemic, we should provide customers with the most reliable service. Therefore, we insist on using anti-virus coating materials that meet the above three conditions and provide the service at a fair price, because we believe that everyone (regardless of social class) should be able to obtain the highest-quality service.
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