Antimicrobial Protection
BioCote® is an antimicrobial silver additive used to limit the numbers of microbes on the surface of breathing circuits.
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Antimicrobial Protection
BioCote® is an antimicrobial silver additive used to limit the numbers of microbes on the surface of breathing circuits.
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Many of the Armstrong Medical Breathing Systems, for example our AquaVENT® Heated Breathing Systems range, are protected by BioCote®, an antimicrobial silver additive is included in our circuits to limit the numbers of microbes on the surface of the breathing circuit, protecting it from microbial colonisation.
How BioCote® technology works
BioCote technology protects products by binding with microbes contaminating its surface. Microbes do not survive being exposed to BioCote® technology.
BioCote technology is an ideal way maintaining a more hygienic product surface between cleans.
Protection
- Is proven effective against a wide range of bacteria, fungi & viruses, including the H1N1 virus
- Reduces microbes by up to 99.99%
- Significant reductions within 15 minutes
- Up to 99.5% reduction in just 2 hours
- Works continuously for the expected lifetime of the product
Biocote® antimicrobial protection is effective against a board spectrum of micro – organisms:
- Clostridium difficile
- MRSA
- Salmonella entertidis
- Staph aureus
- Aspergillus niger
- Candida albicans
- Influenza A H1N1
- Legionella pneumophila
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Salmonella typhimurium
- Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus
- Aspergillus brasiliensis
- Penicillium sp.
Available information for download
| Type | File Name | Language |
|---|---|---|
 | BioCote® Support Pack | English |
| BioCote® Support Pack | German |
| BioCote® Case Study – H1N1 | English |
| BioCote® Fact Sheet | English |
| BioCote® Fact Sheet | French |
| BioCote® Fact Sheet | German |
| BioCote® Fact Sheet | Italian |
| BioCote® Fact Sheet | Polish |
| BioCote® Fact Sheet | Chinese |
| BioCote® Fact Sheet | Spanish |
| BioCote® Fact Sheet | Greek |
| BioCote® Fact Sheet | Portugese |
