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Italy: Nanotech company disinfects Milan with substance able to make surfaces 'self-sterilizing' for 'years'02:21

Italy: Nanotech company disinfects Milan with substance able to make surfaces 'self-sterilizing' for 'years'

Italy, Milan
March 19, 2020 at 04:27 GMT +00:00 · Published

The Nanotech Surface company offers its assistance in sanitizing Milan buildings with innovative substance that can leave the surfaces "self-sterilizing" for up to "two years," according to company's manager, Alessandro Torretta. Footage filmed in Milan on Wednesday shows the sanitation process as Italy remains on lockdown, battling the severe coronavirus outbreak.

"We are here to spray a particular antibacterial substance that makes the surfaces self-sterilizing from six months to two years. It is a nanotechnology and is composed of titanium dioxide and silver ions," said Torretta.

He added that "[the municipality of Milan] uses an immediate antibacterial substance which, when it passes, disinfects, however, if after a few hours someone infects the surface, there is no way to escape [the infection]. We should continue to rethink disinfection."

Ruptly cannot independently verify the effectiveness of the purported sterilisation procedure.

Italy: Nanotech company disinfects Milan with substance able to make surfaces 'self-sterilizing' for 'years'02:21
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The Nanotech Surface company offers its assistance in sanitizing Milan buildings with innovative substance that can leave the surfaces "self-sterilizing" for up to "two years," according to company's manager, Alessandro Torretta. Footage filmed in Milan on Wednesday shows the sanitation process as Italy remains on lockdown, battling the severe coronavirus outbreak.

"We are here to spray a particular antibacterial substance that makes the surfaces self-sterilizing from six months to two years. It is a nanotechnology and is composed of titanium dioxide and silver ions," said Torretta.

He added that "[the municipality of Milan] uses an immediate antibacterial substance which, when it passes, disinfects, however, if after a few hours someone infects the surface, there is no way to escape [the infection]. We should continue to rethink disinfection."

Ruptly cannot independently verify the effectiveness of the purported sterilisation procedure.