Transcript Presenting The AEGIS Microbe Shield

Basics on Tetradyn’s BioProt using the
Dow/Aegis Quat-Ammonia Chem Base
This is NOT a formal presentation document, and it needs to be
read along with some others with experimental data results!
Microbial Contamination
Sources:
Filters
Ducts
Infiltration
Occupied
Space
People
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What Are Acceptable Levels
of Microbial Exposure?
For Chemicals - Threshold Limit Values,
Other Mandated Limits
For Microbes - Least Possible
Exposure
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Traditional Solutions
1) Housekeeping
(Detergents,Bleach,Fragrances,etc.)
SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS
* Mask odours, problems
* Adaptation by microbes
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Traditional Solutions
2) Engineering
(Selection, Operation, Maintenance,
Modification of HVAC Systems)
DILUTION
* Does not address pollution sources,
may be part of the problem!
* Cost / Benefit Ratio
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Traditional Solutions
3) Industrial Hygiene
(Assessment, Testing, Analysis)
VAGUE CONCLUSIONS
* Untrained in Microbiology
* Little Guidance
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MICROORGANISMS IN BUILDINGS
Strategies For Control
• Control Nutrients - but all
surfaces can be colonised!
• Control Moisture - often not
effective or possible.
• Control Sources - prevent
growth.
The AEGIS Microbe Shield permanently modifies
building surfaces, even those that will get wet, so they
cannot act as a source of microbial amplification
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BUILDING BIOSPHERE
Microbial Amplification
Changes:
Humidity,Chemicals,
Surfaces, & Nutrients
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Genetic
Adaptation
Differences in Antimicrobials
These two types of antimicrobials differ in their:
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Chemical Nature
Durability
Safety
Mode of Operation/Action
Regulatory Compliance
Effectiveness
Cost
Verification/Quality Assurance
Ease of Application
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Types of Antimicrobials
There are 2 different types of antimicrobials
available on the market:
• Conventional (leaching or migrating)
• Unconventional (non-leaching, bonded)
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Conventional Leaching
Antimicrobials
• Diffuse from the product to come in
contact with the microbe
• Leach or migrate off the product
• Are consumed by microorganisms
• Chemically interrupt (poison) the cell
• Creates environment that allows
microbial adaptation
• No means of attachment
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Conventional Antimicrobials:
Examples of Leaching Technologies
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Bis chlorinated phenols
Organo tins (i.e. TBT)
Organo metallics (Pb, As, Hg)
Chitin
Silver-Copper/ Zeolite
Water soluble Quats
Biguanide
Isothiozolione
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What is the Microbe Shield?
•A revolutionary permanent antimicrobial technology that
does not rub off or migrate onto the skin
•An extensively tested technology developed at Dow Corning
Corporation
•An antimicrobial technology safely and effectively used for
over 20 years
•A technology easily applied to indoor surfaces such as walls,
floors, seats, air filtration systems, washrooms etc.
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The Microbe Shield®
Is bound to the product controlling
microbes on contact
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Bonded to the surface
Not consumed by microbes
Mechanically stabs the cell
Extended functional life
Will not cause microbial adaptation
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How it works…..
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The Microbe Shield
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The Microbe Shield
The cell membrane is attracted to the treated surface and then
punctured by the long molecular chain
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The Microbe Shield
As it is drawn closer because of the positive negative ion exchange, it
penetrates further into the cell membrane and….
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The Microbe Shield
…the cell is physically ruptured by a sword-like action and then
electrocuted by a positively charged nitrogen molecule thus
destroying it.
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Government Regulations
Internationally registered in China, Europe and The
Americas
• Proper registration for
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specific end use
• Reaction to misapplication
• Reaction to errant claims
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Escherichia coli
Illustration of cell rupture from treatment with the
ÆGIS Microbe Shield.
Untreated Fabric
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Fabric treated with the
ÆGIS Microbe Shield
Staphylococcus aureus
Illustration of cell rupture from treatment with the
ÆGIS Microbe Shield.
Untreated Fabric
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Fabric treated with the
ÆGIS Microbe Shield
OBJECTIVE
Provide Healthy Indoor Environment
•Sustain occupant loyalty
•Increase occupancy
•Reduce complaints
HOW
The Aegis Microbe Shield
•Controls Odour-Causing Yeast & Fungi
•Prevents Growth of Infectious Bacteria
•Is A Safe, Effective & Durable Treatment
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Easily Applied
Spray
Batch
Pad
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Easily Verified
Bromophenol Blue (BPB) Direct Stain
•Quick and easy verification on the product
whether at the mill, the distribution center or
on the retail shelf
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Bromophenol Blue (BPB)
Direct Stain
Untreated
Treated
5 Minutes!
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The Microbe Shield Difference
• Maintains long-lasting freshness
• Eliminates odor created by yeast,
fungus and bacteria in the product
• Controls or eliminates microbial
staining of the treated article
• Quality, safety, durability and
effectiveness all add up to a
valuable feature in any product
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The Microbe Shield Difference
• Effective after more than 40
launderings
• Produced by a Fortune 500
company in an ISO-9002 facility
• Unmatched safety profile
• The confidence of over 30 years of
effective, safe use on hosiery, active
wear, medical goods, home
furnishings, and numerous other
consumer products
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The Microbe Shield Difference
Used on recognizable products like Odor-Eaters®
and Dr. Scholl’s® socks, Keen Footwear and
Exofficio® sporting goods
Used in performance fabrics such as surgical
drapes and clean room garments
Used to protect the indoor surfaces of buildings
from contaminating microbes
Global distribution and unparalleled marketing,
technical, and customer service support
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Hypoallergenic Rooms
• Controls leading cause of asthma and
allergies
• Improves indoor environment
• Reduces odours and improves freshness
• Long lasting and cost effective
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Ventilation Systems
• Approved by PMRA for use as a long term
material preservative on duct work
• Approved for use on sound liners, coils,
louvers and other components
• Controls microbes on chronically wet
surfaces near intakes and cooling coils
• Controls major contributor to SBS
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Schools and Other Public
Buildings
• Provides a “window of opportunity” to
facilitate needed repairs
• Immediate control of microbes
• Addresses public concerns with chemical
usage
• Safe and cost effective, 3 year warranty
• Virtually all surfaces are treatable
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Health Care Facilities
• Controls infectious microbes
• Does not promote genetic adaptation
• Safe for use in ICU, OR, and other sensitive
areas
• Controls microbes during renovations
• Controls MRSA Aspergillus, E. coli,
Salmonella, other invasive pathogens
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Features & Benefits
•Broad spectrum control - Fungi
Mold, Mildew, Gram(+) and Gram(-)
Bacteria, Yeasts, Algae
•Odorless and colorless
•Durable for at least 3+ years on most
surfaces and up to 10 years
•Unmatched safety profile
•Won`t leach into the environment or
transfer to other articles or to the skinno “zone of inhibition” in lab tests
•No arsenic, heavy metals, or
polychlorinated phenols
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•Improves “cleanability” on many
surfaces
•Controls or eliminates microbial
staining and deterioration
•Cost effective application
•State of the art science and technical
support
•May be applied to all non-food contact
surfaces
•The confidence of more than 20 years of
effective use on hosiery active wear,
medical goods, undergarments, home
furnishings, carpets, air filters, bedding,
disposable wipes, etc
EMOTIVE BENEFITS
provided by the AEGIS Microbe Shield
• Maintains long lasting freshness
• Eliminates the smells created by mould,
mildew and bacteria in the building
• Controls or eliminates microbial staining of
the treated surface
• Reduces the risk of surface contamination
• Controls a major contributor to SBS
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TECHNICAL BENEFITS
provided by the AEGIS Microbe Shield
• Effective for three years or more
• Produced by a Fortune 500 company in an ISO9002 facility
• Unmatched safety profile - applied only by trained
applicators
• The confidence of more than 20 years of effective,
safe use on hosiery, active wear, medical goods,
home furnishings, and numerous other consumer
products as well as in buildings
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The Microbe Shield is available
through TETRAD Technologies
Group, Inc
Contacts:
Dr.Martin Dudziak (CSO) 757-847-5511
in Canada and the USA
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