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When telling people about the benefits of antimicrobial hygienic wall cladding over standard/traditional hygienic wall cladding, understandably, we are occasionally asked the question -- "what does antimicrobial mean?". Well, antimicrobial and antibacterial are interchangeable in many cases, however antimicrobial offers further protection by eliminating fungi thus meaning any mould and mould build-up is almost completely eliminated.
Antimicrobial is an additional line of defence beyond antibacterial. An antimicrobial substance is one that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms, fungi, or protozoans as well as bacteria. Antimicrobial products and surfaces have been utilised in a number of different locations but are most frequently found within healthcare and food preparation environments in an effort to reduce infection & contamination. Perhaps the most popular antimicrobial is silver. Silver ions have been observed reacting with the thiol group in enzymes to inactivate them. Silver ions have also been shown to interact with bacterial DNA and prevent replication, effectively neutralising the strain.
Silver based additives for PVC provide excellent antimicrobial and antibacterial performance and give plastics and polymers bacterial protection from:
Bacteria
Acinetobacter baumanii
Bacillus subtilis
Campylobacter coli
Campylobacter jejuni
Clostridium difficile
E.coli
E.coli O157
Enterobacter aerogenes
Enterococcus faecalis
Escherichia coli ESBL
Legionella pneumophila
Listeria monocytogenes
MRSA
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Salmonella enteritidis
Salmonella typhimurium
Shigella sp.
Staph aureus
Staph epidermidis
Streptococcus faecalis
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus
Fungi
Aspergillus niger
Aspergillus brasiliensis
Candida albicans
Penicillium sp.
Virus
Influenza A H1N1
And mould
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