Simply prevent Instead of eliminate: How Liquid Glass rethinks the fight against mould

Mould spores are present everywhere in our surrounding air, both indoors and outdoors. This is not a problem as long as they do not settle on surfaces and multiply uncontrollably. However, this can happen more quickly than expected, as mould is highly resilient. All it takes for the transition from normal airborne presence to dangerous surface proliferation is sufficient warmth, humidity, and a few organic nutrients, which are almost universally available. Yet, the market offers little prevention. Here, you’ll learn why so-called liquid glass makes every surface permanently unattractive to mould spores.

The inadequacy of prevention and elimination

It’s astonishing that when searching for mould prevention, search engines mainly return mould removers or tips on room climate. Of course, proper ventilation and heating are important for many reasons, but they cannot always be optimally implemented in every situation. In rooms, seasons, or regions with warm, humid climates, these measures alone are often insufficient.

Merely acting when the health-threatening infestation has already taken hold is not a solution, especially as mould filaments often spread invisibly deeper into the material than can be tackled with superficial removal. Many mould removal agents are also not without health risks themselves.

What is needed is a simple and universally applicable prevention method that gently prevents airborne mould spores from settling and multiplying on surfaces. To understand why “liquid glass” perfectly meets these requirements, let’s first examine what mould does on various materials.

Disrupting the habits of mould

We are familiar with a wide variety of moulds. About 40 types can be harmful to human health. They all share a certain resilience regarding the food and lodging of their chosen habitat. Thanks to their complex metabolism, moulds can utilise almost any organic nutrient.

Even on substrates that do not themselves provide organic substances as food, the modest mould can find sustenance. For instance, it can thrive on glass surfaces by consuming the dust that has settled there.

While removal is relatively easy here, it becomes much more critical with other materials: for example, mould can feed on parts of the inhabited surface on wood surfaces. On plastic surfaces or seals, it prefers organic additives such as plasticisers.

In both cases, it is self-explanatory that the materials are permanently damaged. This occurs not only due to the mould’s consumption of the material but also because the fungus’s excretions attack the surface. Thus, its entire metabolism causes the destruction of materials.

An effective mould prevention method must, therefore, prevent the spores from accessing the desired micronutrients and protect surfaces from the fungus’s excretions. Various anti-mould coatings attempt this, but they come with additional problems:

Many of these products contain harmful toxins that can be hazardous to humans, animals, and the environment. Reports mention allergenic or carcinogenic contents and potential eye or respiratory damage. Due to the continuous release of active substances, many anti-mould paints also lose their effect relatively quickly. They often alter the appearance, texture, or breathability of a surface.

Long-lasting protective barrier without side effects 

Instead of covering surfaces or combating mould infestations with harmful toxins, the liquid glass barrier from Nanopool intervenes gently and environmentally friendly in the mould’s habits:

The internationally proven NP^® products are based on a high-performance raw material that forms an ultra-thin, elastic, and breathable glass-like layer on all kinds of materials. Five hundred times thinner than a human hair, this functional barrier is not perceptible to the senses but bonds firmly with the treated surface, providing it with repellent properties.

This counteracts possible mould infestations in three ways:

1. Spores can no longer access the nutrients of organic surfaces, as these remain inaccessible to the fungus under the approximately 5 to 100-nanometre-thin barrier layer.
2. Dirt and dust particles do not adhere permanently to the superphobic coating, thus eliminating this food source from the mould spores’ menu.
3. Should the fungus temporarily settle, which is unlikely due to the liquid glass layer’s repellent properties, the treated material is protected by the barrier from the fungus’s harmful excretions.

The NP^® coating can be applied without protective equipment by simply spraying or wiping on almost any absorbent and non-absorbent surface:

Whether wood, textiles, masonry, tiles, joints, or seals – the functional barrier is effective long-term indoors and outdoors without releasing substances into the environment.

Thus, NP^® Liquid Glass provides a permanent and completely harmless method to effectively prevent the settlement of mould spores, which are present everywhere in the surrounding air, even in poorly ventilated areas.