Planibel Easy glass produced by AGC induces a faster delay of the virus than other materials such as plastic or untreated glass.
AGC decided to carry out research into the duration of infectivity of coronavirus on glass in order to be able to provide solutions for its customers. The study was carried out by Professor Benoit Muylkens and his team at the University of Namur (Belgium) in collaboration with Hôpitaux de Paris (France). "The virus can be transmitted in two ways: directly or through the environment. In the environment, this virus either will or will not persist depending on the material it comes into contact with. We then wanted to compare the behaviour of the virus in contact with plexiglass or different types of glass,” explains Professor Muylkens.
Through this study, we discovered that Planibel Easy, which is a coated glass, offers excellent virus killing properties on its surface when activated by daylight. The virus inactivation time on the surface of Planibel Easy is up to 40% faster than on other materials such as glass or plexiglass.
An independent and critical look at the findings of the University of Namur study was provided by a team of biostatisticians from Hôpitaux de Paris. These scientists were able to attest that there is indeed a statistically significant decrease in infectivity of the virus on Planibel Easy glass activated by daylight. “Through this study, we discovered that Planibel Easy, which is a coated glass, offers excellent virus killing properties on its surface when activated by daylight. The virus inactivation time on the surface of Planibel Easy is up to 40% faster than on other materials such as glass or plexiglass, "says Professor Muylkens.
The findings of the study confirm that daylight-activated Planibel Easy induces faster decay of coronavirus compared to other materials. This solution is therefore ideal for reducing the transmission of the virus in busy areas such as public places, public transport and buildings.