Antimicrobial Floor via Hot Press Composite Agents

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing antimicrobial floors using inorganic agents have delayed bactericidal effects, are not effective against fungi and molds, and require complex production processes with surface spraying, which is prone to damage and inefficiency.

Innovation Solution

A method involving the integration of organic and inorganic antimicrobial agents into an impregnating adhesive, followed by hot press forming with a substrate, simplifying production and enhancing durability and effectiveness against bacteria and fungi.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If inorganic antimicrobial agents are applied to floors, then safety and heat resistance are improved, but antimicrobial effectiveness is worsened with delayed bactericidal effect and inability to kill bacteria quickly

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesafetyVSAvoidbactericidal speed
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines organic antimicrobial agents (which act quickly) with inorganic antimicrobial agents (which provide safety and heat resistance) in a dual-agent system. This merging allows the floor to achieve both rapid bactericidal effect and long-term safety, resolving the contradiction between speed and reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses composite antimicrobial materials containing both organic and inorganic agents. The composite structure leverages the strengths of each component: organic agents for rapid action and inorganic agents for sustained safety and thermal stability, thereby achieving both fast bactericidal effect and high reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Duration of action of stationary object

If inorganic antimicrobial agents are applied to floors, then heat resistance and durability are improved, but antimicrobial effectiveness is worsened against fungi and molds

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovedurabilityVSAvoidantimicrobial spectrum
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of stationary objectVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges organic antimicrobial agents with broad-spectrum antifungal properties and inorganic agents with heat resistance and durability. This combination creates a floor coating that is effective against bacteria, fungi, and molds while maintaining long-term durability and thermal stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The composite coating system integrates multiple antimicrobial mechanisms: organic agents provide broad-spectrum coverage including antifungal activity, while inorganic agents contribute to durability and heat resistance. This composite approach resolves the limitation of inorganic agents' narrow effectiveness spectrum.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

3Reliability

If surface spraying method is used for antimicrobial coating, then production complexity is increased and production environment is influenced, but antimicrobial effectiveness is reduced due to coating damage and failure

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoating integrityVSAvoidproduction process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the antimicrobial agents directly into the floor coating material itself, eliminating the need for separate surface spraying operations. This integration simplifies the production process while ensuring the antimicrobial properties are embedded within the coating matrix, preventing damage and failure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The antimicrobial agents are incorporated into the coating material during manufacturing before application to the floor. This preliminary integration ensures uniform distribution and protects the agents from damage during subsequent handling and installation, reducing production complexity and improving coating integrity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The method results in an antimicrobial reinforced floor with improved durability and high antibacterial and antifungal effectiveness, maintaining agent efficacy and reducing production complexity.

Implementation Method 1

subjecting a substrate and an impregnated paper impregnated with an inorganic antimicrobial agent and an organic antimicrobial agent to hot press forming

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHot press forming: Heating

Data Source

PatentUS11939501B2Antimicrobial reinforced floor and method for preparing same
Publication Date: 2024.03.26 CHANGZHOU BEMATE HOME TECH CO LTD

AI summary

Disclosed herein are an antimicrobial reinforced floor and a method for preparing the same. In the method, a substrate and an impregnated paper impregnated with an inorganic antimicrobial agent and an organic antimicrobial agent are subjected to hot press forming to produce the antimicrobial reinforced floor.