Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.a. Con Unico Socio

Guarniflon S.p.a.

Arcari, Srl

Gl Biocontrol S.a.r.l.

Cesare Lobascio

Vincenzo Guarnieri

Ilaria Locantore

Massimo Villano

Laurent Garrelly

Giacomo Simoni

Lucia Grizzaffi

Emanuele Colombo

Clement Faye

A surface bio-contamination assay kit () comprising a disposable swab cartridge () comprising a swab (); a sampler () designed to removably receive the cartridge () and to wipe the cartridge swab () on a surface to be collect a sampled, along a predetermined sampling path () designed to cover a predetermined surface area; and a bio-contamination meter () designed to removably receive the cartridge () after sampling and to measure bio-contamination of the collected sample on the cartridge ().

Surface bio-contamination assay kit

A non-porous composite is provided that includes a textile substrate impregnated with a first fluoropolymer and a film of polymeric material comprising at least one second fluoropolymer filled with porous particles of a silicate having a granulometric dimension d50 less than or equal to 5 &#x3bc;m and a porosity ranging from 30 to 60% in volume and loaded with antibacterial ions of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, zinc and nickel. A method for production of the composite and a containing and/or transport element for a fluid, preferably water, produced with the composite, are also provided.

Composite of an antibacterial polymeric material, method for the preparation and use thereof

Growing community of inventors

Turin, Italy

Cesare Lobascio