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InPro Corporation releases anti-microbial fabric test results

MILWAUKEE – A test of Shield™ by Panaz fabrics showed that the material eliminated 99.8% or more of the most-common microbes classed as the worst sources of hospital-acquired infections, and 95.7% of clostridium difficile. The results confirm the infection-fighting capabilities of the Shield fabric, which InPro’s Clickeze division launched earlier this year.

The Bodycote Materials Testing Laboratories Ltd. tested the Shield fabrics using the ASTM E 2149-01 test method, which measures the antimicrobial activity of agents under dynamic contact conditions. The 2149-01 test agitates the fabric in a flask containing microbes. The fabric is then placed in a petri dish with agar and incubated for 24 to 48 hours. A colony count is conducted to determine the amount of reduction due to the anti-microbial properties of the fabric. Based on this test, Shield fabrics produced the following microbial reductions after 24 hours of incubation:

Reduction Reduction

Staph (staphylococcus aureus) 99.9% Aspergillus niger 99.9%

E. coli 0157 99.9% VRE 99.8%

MRSA 99.9% C. diff. (clostridium difficile) 95.7%

“With hospitals and other healthcare facilities turning more and more attention to infection control and curtailing the spread of nosocomial infection, it is gratifying to see that Shield fabrics can do their part in greatly reducing the spread of harmful microbes,” said Marc Holland, vice president of InPro’s Clickeze division.

Unlike disinfectants, treatments or other materials, Shield fabric eliminates microbes through its own inherent properties. Originally developed by Panaz Textiles in the UK, Shield technology uses positively charged silane-based molecules that modify the fabric it protects. Instead of leeching into the surrounding fabric, the Shield technology remains permanently fixed to the fabric. When the microbe comes into contact with the fabric, the Shield technology destroys the cell.

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