Teaming Up To Innovate Across Many Industries
Aereus Technologies works closely with Wieland Rolled Products North America, one of the world’s most innovative and diverse producers of copper alloys. The product, Cuverro® Shield by Aereus Technologies, is a solid antimicrobial copper alloy layer that can be applied to almost any surface, effectively killing 99.9% of bacteria. CuVerro Shield can be used to enhance nearly any form or type of solid surface material – including metals, heat-sensitive wood composites, tiles, polymers, and plastics.
The application of copper alloy to high-touch surfaces is a game-changer for public health, sparking use in a broad range of industries and applications, across healthcare, education, hospitality, fitness, transit and beyond.
EPA Registration & Tests
CuVerro® Shield by Aereus Technologies is made of Aereus Copper I surfaces that actively and continuously kill bacteria 24 hours a day.
EPA Tests
EPA and PMRA have approved registrations for copper alloys as registered pesticides due to their antimicrobial activity. Registered copper has been tested by the regulatory bodies (EPA in the United States and PMRA in Canada) to prove copper’s ability to kill bacteria, including bacteria responsible for many commonly hospital acquired infections (HAIs). The three GLP test protocols used to support EPA registration of antimicrobial copper alloys with public health claims and associated findings:
1. Efficacy as a Sanitizer
Registered surfaces kill bacteria within two hours, proving its efficacy as a sanitizer.
2. Wear Test:
Efficacy of registered copper surfaces does not wear out or wear down over time and continues to help inhibit the buildup and growth of bacteria* between routine cleaning and sanitizing steps.
3. Repeated Contamination Test:
Registered copper surfaces work continuously to kill more than 99% bacteria, 24 hours a day, even after repeated contamination.
These EPA tests used stainless steel as the control surface, since it represents the most common material used in hospital and surgical settings. The data shows that copper efficacy significantly outperformed stainless steel in all three tests.
Public Health Claims
Based on PMRA Registration, CuVerro Shield by Aereus products can be marketed with the following public health claims:
Laboratory testing has shown that when cleaned regularly, this surface:
• Continuously reduces bacterial contamination, achieving 99.9% reduction within two hours of exposure, when cleaned regularly.
• Kills greater than 99.9% of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria within two hours of exposure.
• Delivers continuous and ongoing antibacterial action, remaining effective in killing greater than 99.9% of bacteria within two hours.
• Kills greater than 99.9% of bacteria within two hours, and continues to kill more than 99% of bacteria even after repeated contamination.
• Helps inhibit the buildup and growth of bacteria within two hours of exposure between routine cleaning and sanitizing steps.
Common Bacteria and Effects
- E. coli O157:H7, a food-borne pathogen that has been associated with large-scale food recalls
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the most virulent strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria* and a common culprit of hospital- and community-acquired infections
- Staphylococcus aureus, the most common of all bacterial staphylococcus (i.e. staph) infections that can cause life-threatening diseases, including pneumonia and meningitis
- Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE), an antibiotic-resistant organism responsible for 4% of all HAIs
- Enterobacter aerogenes, a pathogenic bacterium commonly found in hospitals that causes opportunistic skin infections and impacts other body tissues
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that infects the pulmonary tracts, urinary tracts, blood and skin of immunocompromised individuals
To obtain a copy of our EPA Registration approvals, please contact us.