A New Bronze Age--Copper Becomes a Legitimate and Compelling Choice

摘要

Everywhere you look in our hygiene-obsessed world there is an abundance of infection-control measures. There are antimicrobial soaps, sanitizer gels, chemicals and disinfectants--in fact, many people even carry their own personal hand-sanitizer with them everywhere they go. However, despite these preventative measures, contaminated surface areas still cause the spread of infection at an alarming rate. The effect is at its worst in places designed with these very health issues in mind--hospitals. According to the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, so-called "superbugs," such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, remain a serious problem with hospital-acquired infections affecting nearly two million people and causing approximately 100,000 deaths each year. Is there a way to improve on the design of public spaces to help control or prevent the spread of infection? The answer can be found in the production material itself.