Panel cladding BIOS SELF-CLEANING®

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The Bios Self-Cleaning® treatment has been used for ventilated façades and cladding for over 14 years. Thanks to the special Hydrotect® technology, when the Bios Self-Cleaning® treatment comes into contact with sunlight, it triggers a reaction able to eliminate not only bacteria, but especially the pollutants in the air. It breaks down dirt that has settled on the surface of the tiles, so that it can be removed by rainwater, thanks to the superhydrophilicity of the ceramic material. Bios Self-Cleaning® is able to team the renowned aesthetic and performance characteristics of porcelain stoneware coverings with an ability to drastically reduce the cleaning and maintenance operations required for the surfaces, thus guaranteeing significant savings and the maintenance of the aesthetic and material quality of buildings. Hydrotect® technology   Hydrotect® technology is used on licence by more than 100 manufacturers worldwide, and is applied in a range of sectors, from the automotive to the construction industry. The patent holder is the Japanese group TOTO, world leader in the photocatalytic technologies sector, with which Casalgrande Padana signed a Master Agreement in 2012. Bioactive ceramics derive from a series of scientific acquisitions developed from the beginning of the 1970s, but it was not until the mid-1990s that TOTO patented Hydrotect®