Antimicrobial Product and Application Development

Microbial Resistant Product and Application Development

Antimicrobial or microbial resistant products utilize additives that prevent the growth of organisms on the treated product.Formulated product can be broken into two categories each requiring different development and formulation strategies.Click here for more about Microbial Lab Services.

Antimicrobial Product Development

Our laboratory expertise combines extensive knowledge of active ingredients, their manufacturing requirements and how best to test and run finished product trials to demonstrate the product's performance.

There are numerous types and classes of materials used with antimicrobial additives. Each material has a set of additives that will be best compatible with both the material and manufacturing requirements.

Examples of plastic and composite types include: Nylon, Kevlar, polyamide, polyethylene, polycarbonate, polypropylene, polyester, ABS, PA, PE, PP, PVC, polyvinylchloride, polystyrene, cotton, cellulose, rayon, wood pulp, binder, etc.

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Microbial Application Development

Steps in New Antimicrobial Product Development.

The first step in development of an antimicrobial product is to determine the microbial performance requirements of the product and the stringency of it's use environment.

Plastics, paper, coatings, metals, wood, and textiles can require different considerations in the development cycle depending on the antimicrobial additive and needs of the finished product.

Generally there are three criteria to be considered for a given application:

1. Which antimicrobial additive fits the application requirement?
2. How much will be necessary for the desired end use performance?
3. When and how does it need to be applied to perform the desired action?

Material properties and manufacturing processes will dictate the types of additives that can be used. More information about using an existing Antimicrobial Application in a new application can be found here.

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Microbial Resistant Fabric Development and Testing -Situ Biosciences

Fabric Testing Our laboratory performs a wide range of textile testing for antimicrobial performance. We are experts in the development and testing of microbial resistant products and microbial hygiene for the home, healthcare and consumer products sectors. Testing Textiles for Microbial Performance -Situ Biosciences

Testing Textiles for Microbial Performance -Situ Biosciences

Textile Testing With over 20 years of experience in microbial applications and antimicrobial formulations for textiles, we can help develop formulations with textile auxiliaries and additives to textiles by exhaust or padding machine and through durability assessments. Testing Textiles for Microbial Performance -Situ Biosciences

Construction Building and construction materials, components plastics, cleaning products, plastics, resins, foams, fibers, textiles and coatings can all see improved quality and performance by the appropriate addition of microbial controlling additives.