Since the 1980s, hospitals have been replacing copper and brass surfaces with stainless steel. The reason? Copper and brass fade with time, while stainless steel retains its “new” look.
Here’s the thing: unlike stainless steel, copper and brass reduce the transition of disease.
Here’s the thing: unlike stainless steel, copper and brass reduce the transition of disease.
In repeated studies, copper and brass objects have shown to break down bacteria and viruses quickly, when compared to other surfaces.
While COVID-19 can live on other surfaces for 72 hours, it dies on copper surfaces within four hours.
Here’s the thing: we knew this before.
While COVID-19 can live on other surfaces for 72 hours, it dies on copper surfaces within four hours.
Here’s the thing: we knew this before.
Indeed, the disease prevention benefits of copper trace their ways all the way back to ancient Egypt, and is included on Smith's Papyrus, quite literally the oldest medical document known to man.
So, to recap, despite knowing that brass and copper have disease prevention properties that stainless steel does not possess, hospitals have been eliminating use of copper and brass for the purposes of appearance.
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