Antimicrobial protection

Franklin G, Conceicao LF, Kombrink E and Dias AC. 2009. Xanthone biosynthesis in Hypericum perforatum cells provides antioxidant and antimicrobial protection upon biotic stress. Phytochem 70(l) 60-68. 

The lactoperoxidase system produces various compounds for antimicrobial protection of milk, the principal one of which is hypothiocyanite (OCNS ) as a result of the lactoperoxidase-catalyzed oxidation of thiocyanate (SCN ) by H2O2. No overheating should take place during the pasteurization process, to avoid damaging lactoperoxidase . 

Plastics Ad tives and Compounding 3, No.12, Dec. 2001, p.20-1 JMAC MASTERBATCHES PROVIDE LONG TERM ANTIMICROBIAL PROTECTION... 

However, there certainly is a gap in our understanding of antimicrobial protection of composites, toward both microbial decay and microbial staining of the surface, even without microbial degradation of the matrix. Microbial staining makes products aesthetically unappealing and hazardous for health, particularly for people suffering from allergy. 

Tweden KS, Cameron JD, Razzouk AJ, Homlberg WR and Kelly SJ (1997) Biocompatibility of silver-modified polyester for antimicrobial protection of prosthetic valves. J Heart Valve Dis 6 553-561. Vince DG and Williams DF (1987) Determination of silver in blood and urine by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy. Analyst 112 1627-1629. 

The 1994 TFM defined a patient preoperative preparation to be fast-acting, broad spectrum, and persistent antiseptic-containing preparation that significantly reduces the number of microorganisms on intact skin. The purpose of surgical scrubs and preoperative skin preparations are similar [85]. Lowbury emphasized that skin disinfection eliminates the transient microorganisms and reduces or kills the resident flora at the operative site [83]. A preoperative product remains on the skin to offer antimicrobial protection during the procedure and may be used to postoperatively cleanse the wound. 

Law enforcement and medical personnel require a high level of protection when dealing with physical, chemical, and biological threats under various environments. The demands they make from protective garments are ever increasing and are becoming more focused on ballistic protection, anti-stab protection, and antimicrobial protection. 

Axion MSR by Haws is the first and only eye/face wash system specifically designed to operate in eoneert with standard healthcare protocols. Axion MSR eyewash streams are inverted, sweeping contaminants to the outer edge of the eye. Axion MSR offers antimicrobial protection. Haws, www. AxionMSR.com, (888) 640-4297, Circle 282... 

Moulder J, Stickle WF, Sobol PE and Bomben K (eds). Handbook of X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, JiU Chastain, Perkin Ehner Corp, 1992, pp 120-121. Tweden KS, Cameron JD and Razzouk AJ, Silver modification of polyethylene terephthalate textiles for antimicrobial protection ASAIO J., 43 (5), 1997, pp 475 81. 

The source of the new technology is MacDermid Autotype, where the antimicrobial protection is built into the hard-coat layer, which enables the protection to be built into traditional flat panel displays, membrane keypads, touch screens and fascia panels. The manufacturing process follows traditional lines and comprises a flexible polyester base, primed on the underside with an ink adhesion layer, for high definition screen and ink-jet printing, and coated on the outside with an exceptionally tough hard-coat layer. 

In the natural fibre polyolefin composites, the antimicrobial protection should not be neglected. Moreover, accelerated tests should be performed in order to achieve the optimal antimicrobial protection by using specific additives. 

Highly reliable, cost-effective antimicrobial protection for water-based formulations... 

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