Functional and decorative Hygienic surface solutions for medical facilities

Patients in hospitals, care homes and medical practices should be protected from additional exposure to pathogens. To enhance infection prevention, attention is increasingly turning to long-lasting antimicrobial coatings for metal surfaces in medical environments.

With Steriface powder coatings, Brillux Industrial Coatings offers a range of powerful coatings that also drastically reduces the pathogen load of bacteria and fungi on structural and mobile surfaces.

Contact infections are a significant source of disease transmission alongside airborne pathogens. Patients, visitors and professionals touch metal surfaces countless times a day.

Handles, railings, frames, doors and furniture can act as carriers for pathogens.

According to Germany’s public health institute, the Robert Koch Institute, up to 600,000 people in hospitals in Germany are infected with germs and bacteria every year. The reduction of pathogens is a major topic for medical facilities.

Round-the-clock germ reduction with antimicrobial coatings

Antimicrobial coatings are therefore increasingly being used to support basic hygiene in healthcare and nursing facilities – both for coating contact surfaces such as doors, handles or railings as well as for medical furniture, e.g. medical equipment, hospital beds, treatment chairs or functional trolleys. They are suitable for drastically reducing the pathogen load on surfaces in the time between disinfecting of surfaces. Unlike disinfectant wipes, which are effective for just four to five hours, antimicrobial coatings offer 24/7 protection that lasts for years.

Certified effectiveness

Proven effectiveness with silver ion technology

In addition to the raw materials required for the primary coating properties, the special coating Steriface also contains silver ions that are firmly integrated into the powder coating matrix. Silver ions have long been known to kill pathogens like bacteria and fungi by disrupting their enzymes, hindering attachment to surfaces, and preventing reproduction. Appropriate test certificates – the approval by Dr. Brünke MTC e. K. as well as the certifications according to ISO 22196 and ISO 846 – prove the performance of Steriface powder coatings. They demonstrate that 99.9 percent of bacterial strains such as E. coli, S. aureus, S. aureus MRSA and Klebsiella pneumoniae are killed on Steriface surfaces. The antifungal effect against pathogens such as Aspergillus niger, Penicillium funiculosum and Aureobasidium pullulans has also been confirmed.

The antimicrobial effect of silver ions

As soon as bacteria hit the surfaces coated with Steriface powder coatings, the silver ions penetrate their cells, destroying the genetic material and thus preventing further cell division.

Break through the cell membrane
Prevent DNA replication
Inactivate cellular enzymes

Zertifikat antibakterielle Eigenschaftenpdf, 2,21 MB

Zertifikat antimykotische Eigenschaftenpdf, 2,19 MB

Proven effect of Steriface

Approved by Dr. Brünke MTC e. K.
Certificate according to ISO 22196 (tested against bacterial strains)
Certificate according to ISO 846 (tested against fungal mixture)

Easy to clean and resistant to disinfectants

The silver-ion technology enhances the already robust performance of Steriface powder coatings. The basis for the use of these coatings in the sensitive medical field is created by other important functional attributes.

Steriface powder coatings are particularly easy to clean and very resistant to disinfectants. They protect against corrosion and are impressive with their very good surface hardness, which makes them very resilient in a highly frequented environment.

The durability of these coatings is impressively demonstrated by a laboratory test. Even after 10,000 cleaning cycles – which corresponds to a service life of 14 years – Steriface surfaces showed no visible signs of wear. Steriface powder coatings provide powerful, round-the-clock protection against fungi and bacteria, even after years of use.

Product infos

Steriface powder coatings for the strictest requirements

The long-lasting beautiful lacquer look of Steriface powder coatings is available in a wide range of gloss levels from glossy to dull matt and in an almost unlimited range of colors: Steriface powder coatings can be tinted with nuance accuracy in all common color systems.

Characteristics of Steriface powder coatings

Smooth and fine texture in degrees of gloss from matt to glossy
Very good resistance to disinfecting cleaning products
Excellent chemical resistance
Good corrosion protection
Very high surface hardness
Very good mechanical parameters
Good antimicrobial effect against fungal mixtures and bacterial strains (certified in accordance with ISO 22196 and ISO 846)