Luminore coppertouch surface coating effectively inactivates SARS-CoV-2, Ebola virus, and Marburg virus in vitro

Emily K. Mantlo; Slobodan Paessler; Alexey Seregin; Alfred Mitchell

doi:10.1128/AAC.01390-20

Luminore coppertouch surface coating effectively inactivates SARS-CoV-2, Ebola virus, and Marburg virus in vitro

Emily K. Mantlo, Slobodan Paessler, Alexey Seregin, Alfred Mitchell

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Abstract

We investigated the ability of Luminore CopperTouch copper and copper-nickel surfaces to inactivate filoviruses and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The copper and copper-nickel surfaces inactivated 99.9% of Ebola and Marburg viruses after 30 min, and the copper surfaces inactivated 99% of SARS-CoV-2 in 2h. These data reveal that Ebola virus, Marburg virus, and SARS-CoV-2 are inactivated by exposure to copper ions, validating Luminore CopperTouch as an efficacious tool for infection control.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e01390-20
Journal	Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Volume	65
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01390-20
State	Published - Jul 2021

Keywords

Antimicrobial
Antiviral
COVID-19
Copper surface
EPA registration
Ebola virus
Filoviruses
Infection control
Luminore CopperTouch antimicrobial touch surfaces
Marburg virus
SARS-CoV-2

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pharmacology
Pharmacology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Luminore coppertouch surface coating effectively inactivates SARS-CoV-2, Ebola virus, and Marburg virus in vitro

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