TAGS: Architectural Coatings
Linetec provides architectural coatings with Microban® technology in nearly any imaginable color with antimicrobial protection that exceeds other conventional finishes on metal building products’ surfaces. Antimicrobial protection can be specified for high-touch, architectural aluminum products’ exterior and interior surfaces, such as handrails, doors, windows, curtainwall, entranceways, light shelves, wall panels and column covers.
Improving Protection-level of High-traffic Buildings
Anywhere that the growth of stain- and odor-causing bacteria is a concern, buildings can benefit from this extra level of protection. This can be especially important for high-traffic public buildings including health care facilities, educational campuses, apartment buildings and senior living facilities.
The need for microbial control stems from the fact that there are an estimated 4.5 million bacterial and fungi species throughout the planet, many of which travel and migrate via the constant ebb and flow of human foot traffic through an ever-changing population of people visiting public buildings. Under the right conditions, some microbes can double in number every 30 minutes or faster.
Preventing Odors, Stains and Deterioration to Metal
The most prevalent microbial threats to surfaces – bacteria and mold – need moisture to flourish. The ion exchange mechanism in Linetec’s
antimicrobial finish is activated by the presence of moisture, causing it to release silver cations. The silver disrupts microbes’ metabolism and reproduction. If a microorganism can no longer eat or reproduce, it will not grow or damage the architectural metal products.
Antimicrobial protection is infused into select polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) finishes to inhibit the growth of stain- and odor-causing bacteria on the coating of aluminum surfaces. Linetec relies on a liquid fluoropolymer finish containing 70 percent PVDF resin-based architectural coatings with
antimicrobial protection. This three-coat system meets requirements of AAMA 2605, the most stringent specification for architectural coatings. Finished to these specifications, the coated aluminum product offers a durable, nonporous surface that is easy to keep clean with minimal maintenance.
Source: Linetec