In today’s world, mobile phones are becoming the essential things of our daily lives. But the fact is that millions of bacteria exist on the mobile phone and it’s even worse than the restroom. A research from the authority showed that of the 6.3 millions of mobile phones, 1.47 millions of them are at risk of health. Usually, one cell phone has 18 times the amount of bacteria than the toilet, but only a handful of people clean their phones regularly. Thinking about skin contact when the phone is in use, such as the face, ears, hands, the mouth, so your mobile phones can be contagious.

Is it possible that we can prevent mobile phones from being the hosts for the bacteria and viruses without cleaning up often? This is a good question and can be solved by importing new materials. The screen of the mobile phone contains the most of the bacteria, so that some manufacturers have produced the screen protector called Ag+, with silver ions, and can be anti-bacterial.

To further explain it, manufacturers apply the precision coating technology and silver ion technology into the screen protector since the silver ion is an inorganic anti-bacterial substance, which can inhibit the enzymes in bacterial cells and prevent the replication of DNA so that the bacteria lose the ability to make divisions and die. Silver ions are particularly sterilizing and every two milligrams silver ions in per liter of water will kill most bacteria in the water.

If we use this kind of ions on the screens of our phones, it can effectively inhibit bacteria. Moreover, the anti-bacterial of silver ions is very durable, since Ag+ destroys microorganisms’ transmission system and respiratory system. When the bacteria are inactive, the Ag+ is released from the bacteria and will repeatedly sterilize. A tempered glass is able to maintain an anti-bacterial effect for 18-24 months.