Samsung has in mind to launch to the market covers and protective cases for mobile phones that have an “antimicrobial coating” so that our phones are always disinfected when touched with our hands.
In view of the global health situation around the world, Samsung has registered a patent called “antimicrobial coating” for cases and covers for smartphones and tablets, and that among other things will allow our devices to be germ-free and will also fight to combat COVID-19.
The “antimicrobial coating” has proven to be effective in combating the presence of viral particles and germs on different surfaces, something that could also reach the covers of our mobile phones if this patent registered on June 30th ends up prospering.
And it is that in different investigations, it has been shown that our smartphones are full of germs and having an antimicrobial case will ensure that no germ can survive on the surface of our phone.
Interestingly, this patent for “antimicrobial coating” has been filed for several countries such as Spain, Italy, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, countries especially affected by the health crisis.
In the description of the patent, it can be read that “they are protective cases and covers for smartphones and tablets “, so it would be an invention that in principle would also be aimed at other phone models and not specifically at Samsung devices.
Research from the University of Arizona has shown that the “antimicrobial coating” can keep the surface free of germs and other viruses for up to 90 days, so simply by investing in these types of covers every three months we could be safer of this type of infections.
The study noted that once virus particles were on this “antimicrobial coating,” viruses decreased by 90% within 10 minutes and almost entirely after two hours.
As it is a patent, it is not known for sure if it is a feature that is close to being launched on the market, or simply an idea that could go in the longer term.