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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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General information
Certain microbial organisms are
harmful to people and can proliferate,
via surfaces, to spread infection and
disease. We have a responsibility to
control such organisms wherever
possible, particularly in environments
such as hospitals, care homes, medical
units, surgeries, schools, sports and
health centres.
Microbial organisms can also case
product deterioration, discolouration
and bad odours and antimicrobial
treatments help to prevent these
effects.
Marshall-Tufflex antimicrobial Bio cable
management systems incorporate
silver ions with the PVC-U compound,
providing integral antimicrobial
protection that prevents 99.9% of
harmful bacteria growth.
Material – PVC-U
PVC-U is flame retardant and self-
extinguishing. It provides a 100%
recyclable material with good
sustainability. It complies with the
requirements of BS 4761 Parts 6 and 7,
BS 4678 and BS 7671:2008.
Material – silver ion additive
Silver ions have been proven to
exert recognised bactericidal effect.
When incorporated within materials
such as PVC-U, silver is toxic to
multiple components of bacterial cell
metabolism, damaging the cell wall
and membrane permeability.
Installation
For technical information on
installation of all PVC-U Bio trunking
systems, please refer to the relevant
technical pages of PVC-U Perimeter
trunking systems starting on page 269.
Bio trunking has demonstrated effectiveness against:
•
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
•
Klebsiella pneumoniae
•
Streptococcus pyogenes
•
Enterococcus faecalis
•
Escherichia coli
•
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
•
Acinetobacter baumanii
•
Bacillus subtilis
•
Salmonella
•
Legionella
TEST RESULTS:
Marshall-Tufflex Report #2422435
LABORATORY:
Thomson Research Associates Inc., Ontario, Canada
TEST ORGANISM:
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Quantitative Assessment of Activity – ISO 22196:2007
K.pneumoniae
Concentration of starting inoculum
1.16 x 10
5
CFU/mL
Sample Description
Number of
Log Value
R = [log(B/C)]
% Survival
bacteria
1. Flat profile – Blue Tape, White PVC –
3.06 x 10
6
6.5
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untreated control
2. Curved profile – Red Tape, White PVC –
4.01 x 10
2
2.6
3.9
<0.1%
Treated with Ultra-Fresh CA-16
Quantitative Assessment of Activity – ISO 22196:2007
MRSA
Concentration of starting inoculum
4.94 x 10
5
CFU/mL
Sample Description
Number of
Log Value
R = [log(B/C)]
% Survival
bacteria recovered
1. Flat profile – Blue Tape, White PVC –
7.19 x 10
6
6.9
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untreated control
2. Curved profile – Red Tape, White PVC –
<2.00 x 10
1
<1.3
>5.6
<0.1%
Treated with Ultra-Fresh CA-16
The treated curved profile (Sample 2) showed excellent control of both MRSA and Klebsiella Pneumoniae with a greater than
99.9% reduction in bacteria compared to the untreated flat profile (Sample 1). The bacteria grew on the untreated sample.
Bio Trunking Solutions are independently tested to ISO 22196:2007
TEST RESULTS:
Marshall-Tufflex Report #2422431
LABORATORY:
Thomson Research Associates Inc., Ontario, Canada
TEST ORGANISM:
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - MRSA
Bio trunking