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Antimicrobial Product Development

Antimicrobial Product Development

Raw materials, manufacturing, finished product performance through biodegradation and compost disposal testing.

Examples markets where we have used our product development expertise: 

Industrial or Commercial Applications

• Paint, coatings and adhesives
• Metal working fluid
• Cleaners and disinfectants
• Pulp and paper based materials
• Plastics and Resins
• Building and construction materials
• Wood and wood composites

Consumer Products

• Bacteria and fungi resistant healthcare and hygiene products
• Odor controlling clothing, textiles, and fibers
• Fungi and bacteria resistant plastics, foams and resins
• Fungi, bacteria and algae resistant air and water filtration
• Fungi resistance recreational equipment
• Bacteria and fungi resistant personal care products
• Home health care and allergen products

Product Categories for Fungi, Bacteria, and Algae Issues

As microbial experts in the development and use of antimicrobial additives, we can provide services to a ranged of product performance types.

Example market segments using antimicrobials and the representative testing services offered.

• Product preservation against bacteria, fungi and algae spoilage.
• Consumer product antibacterial and antifungal performance.
• Microbial process controls solutions such as water treatment and MWF.
• Antimicrobial product development for formulations and applications.

Antimicrobial Product Categories
Textiles (synthetic and natural fibers)
Hard Surfaces (plastic, resin, composites)
Coatings
Geotechnical Products
Metal Working Fluid
Building and Construction Material
Leather Goods
Pulp and Paper
Disinfection Formulations (Hospital, Institutional & Industrial)
Medical Products for Home Healthcare
Wood Preservation and Wood Composites
Process Water

Innovative Product Development Trial Design

High throughput laboratory testing allows for efficient optimization of a products' formulation. Antimicrobials are costly, by optimizing the formulation appropriately can lower costs, improve antimicrobial performance,  and also improve environmental health and safety targets.

 

Combinations of antimicrobials with appropriate auxiliary additives such as UV stabilizers, plasticizers, odor absorbers, and colorants can all contribute to a better finished product.

 

Antimicrobial Product Development

 

Improving the level of product hygiene can be done by incorporating additives into the base material such as in plastics, resins, coatings, textiles and metals.  

 

In addition, reduction in microbial contamination serve to improve the life  and performance of the finished product. .

Selection of the additives, matching this to the manufacturing process, and  product performance are important to achieve the  intended durability for the finished material.

No matter the biological system, antimicrobial testing requires consistency and accuracy to aid in the development process.  

 

 

Aspergillus fungi is a commonly observed fungi known as mold or mildew.

 

Aspergillus fungi, typically associated with cosmetic and material damage, but can also be linked with medical disorders such as asthmatic distress in sensitive individuals. 

 

Innovative Microbial Testing

 

High-throughput testing allows for increased sample testing in a shorter period of time. 

Increasing the speed to an optimized solution.