FendX Technologies Inc. announced the publication of results from research conducted at McMaster University (" McMaster") demonstrating that a film formulation combining photoactive nanoparticles and fluorosilane not only repels bacteria but also exhibits killing properties after exposure to light for one hour. This data was published on November 17, 2023 in "ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces". The bifunctional nano-coated film formulation combines photoactive TiO2 nanoparticles with fluorosilane followed by thermal shrinking to create a surface that both repels and kills bacteria.

A touch-based assay was used to simulate the transfer of different pathogens (Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and MRSA) from hands to the film surface and demonstrated repelling properties of at least 99.8%. The antimicrobial activity of the TiO2 nanoparticles killed bacteria transferred to the surface by 99.6% after one hour of light exposure. The Company's focus will be to continue to develop its most advanced film project, REPELWRAP film, which is under intermediate scale-up development with Dunmore International Corp.