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Antibacterial & Antiviral protective coatings with self disinfecting barriers

Bacti Barrier Antimicrobial Surface Coating
Uses & Applications

Bacti Barrier’s Antimicrobial Surface Coating has been proven to give a physical, non-mutating 99.9% kill (known as ‘Full Kill’). Please see below a list of recommended applications (although the list of applications is not limited to the below):

Some Of Our Work

Bacti Barrier Application Areas

Hospitals

Food Processing

Educational Facilities

Transportation

Wellness & Beauty

Offices

Residentials

Athletic Facilities

Bacti Barrier Benefits

Kills 99.99% of Germs

24*7 protection
for 90 days

Suitable for
all surfaces

Monthly performance reports

Cost Effective

No need for daily sanitization

Monthly performance test

QR Coded certificate

Our Decontamination and Prevention Services Target:

From the easiest to destroy lipid viruses to the most difficult to kill bacterial spores, we craft a custom-tailored plan which will protect your business from harmful contamination and save you time & money

Frequently Asked Questions

How should a contaminated surface be cleaned?

There are many toxigenic microbes on surfaces. The surface should be cleaned to ensure the Bacti Barrier surface coating provides the best results. For normal contamination, solid surfaces should be cleaned thoroughly before treatment. Soft surfaces such as carpets and upholstery should be vacuumed or professionally cleaned. Insulation can be cleaned and treated if only superficial growth is present. Insulation that has heavy growth or is damp should be removed and replaced.

What are the common surfaces where Bacti Barrier is useful?

Common Surfaces: Chairs, desks, countertops, door handles, common contact surfaces, bathroom surfaces, toilets, sinks, and kitchen surfaces.
Building Materials and Components: Wooden building materials, engineered lumber, plywood, flakeboard, oriented strand board, particleboard, fibreboard, sheathing, decking or planking, wallboard, vinyl siding, plastic siding, wood siding, concrete and concrete products, cinder blocks, brick, stone, ceiling tiles, architectural metal, louvers, vents, coping
Roofing Materials: Wood shingles, composite shingles, asphalt shingles, roofing granules, tiles, membranes, underlayment, wood shakes, felt, stone, concrete, asphalt coating, synthetic coating.
Insulation Materials: Cellulose insulation, fiberglass insulation, panel insulation, rigid foam, expanded foam, moisture and wind fabric barriers.
General Use Materials: Vinyl, plastic, wood, laminate, concrete, tile, stone, wallboard, gypsum board, plaster, EIFS wall systems, fiberglass, synthetic stucco, cinder block, brick, siding, wall paper, and wall coverings, carpet, underlayment, mats.
Fabric Materials: Acetates, acrylics, cotton, fiberglass, nylon, lycra, polyester, polyethylene, polyolefin, polypropylene, rayon, spandex, vinyl, wool, orlon, silk, natural down, and blends of these fibres.
Building Materials and Components: Wooden building materials, engineered lumber, plywood, flake board, oriented strand board, particle board, fiber board, sheathing, decking or planking, wall board, vinyl siding, plastic siding, wood siding, concrete and concrete products, cinder blocks, brick, stone, ceiling tiles, architectural metal, louvers, vents, coping.
Roofing Materials: Wood shingles, composite shingles, asphalt shingles, roofing granules, tiles, membranes, underlayment, wood shakes, felt, stone, concrete, asphalt coating, synthetic coating.
Insulation Materials: Cellulose insulation, fiberglass insulation, panel insulation, rigid foam, expanded foam, moisture and wind fabric barriers.
General Use Materials: Vinyl, plastic, wood, laminate, concrete, tile, stone, wallboard, gypsum board, plaster, EIFS wall systems, fiberglass, synthetic stucco, cinder block, brick, siding, wall paper and wall coverings, carpet, underlayment, mats.
Fabric Materials: Acetates, acrylics, cotton, fiberglass, nylon, lycra, polyester, polyethylene, polyolefin, polypropylene, rayon, spandex, vinyl, wool, orlon, silk, natural down, and blends of these fibres.

How does Bacti Barrier work with carpets and fabrics ?

The newer and older solution-dyed carpets can be treated with the Bacti Barrier Cleaning System. Rugs/carpets need to be cleaned before application with a specially formulated carpet cleaning detergent to ensure the active ingredient in the formulation bonds. Like any cleaning detergent directions specify, all carpets and upholstery should be tested for dye fastness before treatment.

What do we have to do BEFORE the coating process?

Surfaces should be cleaned thoroughly, and any residue from cleaning agents must be rinsed from the surfaces to be treated. The final rinse should come off without any signs of dirt or foaming from the cleaners. We have a compatible cleaning product that also is a disinfectant. The Bacti Barrier Cleaning System provides a perfect combination of cleaner and antimicrobial.

How does it work?

The active ingredient in the Bacti Barrier Coating is an antimicrobial that forms a colorless, odorless, positively charged polymer, which permanently bonds to the treated surface. You could think of it as a layer of electrically charged spears. When a microorganism comes in contact with the treated surface, the quaternary amine spear punctures the cell membrane and the electrical charge shocks the cell. Since nothing is transferred to the now dead cell, the antimicrobial doesn’t lose strength and the spear is ready for the next cell to contact it. Normal cleaning of treated surfaces is necessary to prevent the build-up of dirt, dead microbes, etc., which could cover the treatment, prohibiting it from killing microorganisms.

How long does the treatment last?

Since the cured antimicrobial is in-volatile, insoluble, and non-leaching, the treatment should last up to 90 days. The life of the treated surface depends on several factors, not the least of which is surface preparation. If you treat a dirty or unstable surface, when the dirt comes off or the surface is disturbed, the effectiveness of the antimicrobial will decrease. Abrasive or caustic (pH 12.0) cleaners will also shorten effective life. In our experience, our home office applicators have seen effectiveness for 90 days of the substrate with normal housekeeping.

Are you properly insured to treat our facility?

The usage of bleach should be limited to situations where better performing and safer alternatives are not available. In the presence of organic matter (the everyday contamination we deal with), bleach loses effectiveness and requires an extra pre-cleaning step. The acidic nature of bleach often requires a secondary rinse. Also, diluted bleach starts to lose its effectiveness within a few hours and should be prepared daily to maintain its efficacy.

What’s wrong with using bleach to disinfect?

Long-term exposure to bleach has well-documented health consequences. And if that’s not enough reason to consider switching, prolonged use of bleach rapidly degrades furnishings and equipment, unnecessarily increasing your capital expenditures. In this day and age, we have much more effective and eco-friendly alternatives.

Of particular importance to many of our clients who are exposed to bleach on a daily basis, long-term exposure to bleach has well documented health consequences. And if that’s not enough of a reason to consider switching, prolonged use of bleach rapidly degrades furnishings and equipment, unnecessarily increasing your capital expenditures. In this day and age, we have much more effective and eco-friendly alternatives.