Brass doorknobs can disinfect themeselves

Very useful at the moment.

Did you know that brass doorknobs disinfect themselves and can prevent antibiotic resistance in bacteria from spreading.

Known as the Oligodynamic effect.

- in simple terms, the metal ions bind with proteins in bacteria cells, a fatal attraction which renders the bacteria inactive.

Brass is naturally antimicrobial an inherent ability to kill a wide range of harmful microbes, less than 2 hours.