The antimicrobial classroom saw significantly less children absent due to sickness from the school classroom — a 20 per cent decrease in fact.
Whilst
the antimicrobial classroom was technically more hygienic, we questioned how or if this positively impacted the learning environment.
The antimicrobial classroom had a huge 96 per cent less bacteria across the environment than the standard classroom.
With the aim of creating a cleaner, safer classroom for young children, the world's first
antimicrobial classroom was created using products that actively reduce microbes.
A comparison of the average number of bacteria recovered from all BioCote protected products with all equivalent products in the unprotected classroom revealed almost 96 per cent less bacterial contamination in
the antimicrobial classroom.
Results A comparison of the average number of bacteria recovered from all BioCote protected products with all equivalent products in the unprotected classroom revealed almost 96 per cent less bacterial contamination in
the antimicrobial classroom.
Antimicrobial classroom Researching into this area, antimicrobial technology company BioCote has worked in conjunction with users of its technology to create the world's first ever classroom that actively inhibits the growth of potentially harmful microbes.
Technical director and microbiologist at BioCote Dr Richard Hastings said: «We are very proud to be part of the world's first «
antimicrobial classroom».
Not exact matches
For the study, the
classroom of a UK primary school was equipped with a range of products protected with BioCote
antimicrobial technology.
From this basis, the only difference between the two
classrooms was the presence of
antimicrobial technology.
Creating an
antimicrobial environment in any
classroom is also easy to do — all BioCote protected products featured throughout the study are commercially available and, coupled with good hygiene practices, provide the ideal solution to a cleaner, healthier environment for pupils and staff in educational environments.
Products protected with BioCote
antimicrobial technology had been extensively applied to one
classroom whilst the second was unchanged.
The
classroom, including desks, chairs, tables, door handles, light switches and carpets was completely refurbished with BioCote partner products and was treated with BioCote
antimicrobial technology.
Recording results A
classroom at a primary school in Hertfordshire was completely refurbished with
antimicrobial products, which included items such as tables, chairs, carpets, storage, wall paint and more.
As the science of
antimicrobial technology continues to advance, we should raise our sights to understanding the ability of
antimicrobial technology reducing school absenteeism due to illness because the culprit microbes are continuously being eliminated from the surfaces of the products, and in this case, the school
classroom.