Antimicrobial Technology
Our broad-spectrum silver antimicrobial agent kills over 650 different types of microorganisms including Human Coronavirus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Influenza A (H1N1), Listeria monocytogenes, and Campylobacter spp.
Chemically Binding Antimicrobials
Longer lasting antimicrobials
Bespoke solutions
Chemically Binding Silver Antimicrobials
Inhibit Coatings’ antimicrobials are not simple additives. Ours is a chemical reaction. At Inhibit Coatings we chemically bind silver antimicrobials to materials, permanently.
Our permanent antimicrobials have many advantages:
True Lifetime Performance: Our antimicrobials are chemically bound to the material they protect. Thus, they last as long as the material.
Human & Environmental Safety: Because our permanent antimicrobials are chemically bound, they cannot leach away to hurt flora or fauna. Acute toxicity testing of our permanent antimicrobials shows:
- Non-toxic when eaten
- Non-toxic when inhaled
- Practically non-irritating to the eyes
- Non-irritating and non-sensitising to skin.
Minimal Amounts of Silver: Our permanent antimicrobials are more effective than “classic” silver ion antimicrobials. Because of this, Inhibit Coatings uses 260 to 10,000 times less silver than our competition (depending on the competitor).
Why is silver effective?
Silver has been known for years to be antimicrobial. Hippocrates (460 – 370 BCE), describes using silver compounds to prevent infections. Before the discovery of penicillin (1928), silver was the standard antimicrobial. Doctors sutured wounds with silver wires, colloidal silver was used to disinfect hospitals, and soldiers in WW1 had wounds covered in silver leaves.
Silver is a good choice as an antimicrobial because:
- It is broad-spectrum, destroying bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
- It is skin-safe
- Organisms struggle to develop resistance.
How does it work?
Our antimicrobials and antivirals are not additives, rather they involve an irreversible chemical reaction. This reaction makes chemical bonds between the host material and the antimicrobial silver entities, which stops these active entities from leaching away, making their effects permanent. Our innovative technology forms and chemically binds the silver entities into the polymer coating to provide the highly effective and permanent antimicrobial activities of Inhibit Coatings’ products.
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