Antimicrobial Additives For Plastics

Antimicrobial additives help to inhibit the growth of microbes.

Antimicrobial additives for plastics.

They are used in plastics polymers medical devices and a wide variety of textiles and consumer goods. Alphasan silver based antimicrobial additives protect against odors discoloration and other problems caused by microbial contamination. Explore our silver antimicrobial technologies for plastics. The emergence of the sars cov 2 virus which causes covid 19 has brought to the forefront another beneficial aspect of plastics antimicrobial and antiviral additives that can help protect humans.

Tosaf a member of the ravago group announced that it has developed an antimicrobial antiviral additive for polyolefin nonwoven fabrics and films. Antimicrobial protection for plastics polymers biocote antimicrobial protection is a globally recognised treatment suitable for a range of plastic and polymer materials. Our range of antimicrobial additives provide lasting protection against microbes such as bacteria mould and viruses for a range of materials including plastics paints coatings textiles ceramics and paper. An antimicrobial masterbatch used to treat plastic and polymers extends the lifespan of finished products in a couple of ways.

Microban antimicrobial plastic additives can be manufactured into a range of polymers to inhibit the growth of bacteria mold and mildew on the surface of the product. Antimicrobial plastic polymers antimicrobial plastic polymers. Antimicrobial additives can be used to kill bacteria outright and therefore have a biocidal effect or just suppress their growth and be known as biostatic. Alphasan works by releasing a silver ion exclusively in conditions that are conducive to bacterial growth.

When bacteria mold and mildew start to grow on plastics they can start to cause those products to break down. Industrial and consumer polymers can be susceptible to microbial attack causing undesirable effects such as staining odors and physical degradation. Biocote s antimicrobial protection range includes antimicrobial additives for plastics. Biocote is the market leading antimicrobial technology supplier.

Antimicrobial additives can be incorporated with plastic resins during compounding or as a masterbatch during molding and provide a biocide treatment to. Additives themselves can either be incorporated into plastics at the processing stage or in the case of textiles applied later in topical coatings.