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Zincin AS (Org. No .: 922 203 628)
A revolutionary biocompatible and patented technology that makes materials resistant to bacteria, viruses and biofilm.
Clean+Protect™ is made with patented innovative technologies. The plastic changes internally on a micrometric scale, resulting in a surface structure that provides a self-sanitizing effect that prevents bacterial growth.
By using the technology, the surface of the products is made more resistant to attack by microbes and bacteria, as well as reducing challenges associated with biofilm (adhesion). This technology delivers an antimicrobial performance of 99.3% or higher, measured according to ISO 22196 or JIS Z2801. It does not migrate (does not leak out), it only creates a cleaner surface that prevents bacteria from attaching or multiplying.
The technology becomes part of the product's material composition during the production process. For example, during the plastic injection process, the extrusion process or the blow molding process. Usually it will be 3% of the material (or material layer). Implementing the self-cleaning property requires a homogeneous blend of Clean + Protect ™, which is the technology itself, along with the receiver material (your standard material). No other or special requirements are required.
Biocides are used to control harmful and unwanted organisms and microorganisms. These are chemical substances that not only kill pathogens, they also kill non-pathogens, which means that they can also be dangerous to humans. There are a number of different biocidal classes. At least 30% of the biocides are endocrine disruptors, persistent, toxic to aquatic organisms or carcinogenic.
Clean+Protect™ are produced using the body's own trace element zinc, as it is present and functions in the top layer of human skin. It is this trace element that creates the skin's defense mechanism against bacteria and viruses. With Parx technology, we create a similar defense mechanism in plastics and polymers without using any chemicals or other toxic substances.
Silver and Nano-silver are the most common solutions used today to make products antimicrobial. But we must realize that silver can be toxic and contribute to antibiotic resistance.
Silver nanoparticles can be absorbed through the lungs, intestines and through the skin in circulation and can thus reach organs such as liver, kidney, spleen, brain, heart, etc. Nanosilver can cause mild eyes and skin irritations. It can also act as a mild allergen of the skin. Inhalation of silver nanoparticles mainly affects the lungs and liver. It has been demonstrated that silver nanoparticles can be genotoxic to mammalian cells.
Clean+Protect™ is not using any harmful substance. It is completely biocompatible, non-toxic and 100% safe.
Nanoparticles are extremely small, less than 100 nanometers in diameter. This means that they are very difficult to control and can always get out of the material they have been inserted into. They can easily pass through the walls of internal organs and end up in the brain, heart, liver, lungs and many other vital organs. Research shows that nanoparticles attach to human tissue and can trigger inflammatory reactions in cells.
Nanoparticles can be very powerful and unpredictable, and anything powerful that is difficult to control should be considered very carefully before use.
For these reasons Clean+Protect™ is not using nano particles or nano materials. Our technology is in micrometrical scale, perfectly under control.
It realizes an inherent, inert property change in and on the surface of the material. There is no migration principle that creates the self-sanitizing bactericidal effect. Technology does not migrate out of the material it is integrated into.
The Clean + Protect ™ technology has been tested and approved against various ISO standards and a wide range of bacteria and fungi.
Efficiency: 99.9% (log3) up to 99.99999% (log7)
This means that when comparing two products, one with and one without technology, it shows that the product made with Clean+Protect™ has> 99.9% less viable bacteria on the surface after 24 hours compared to the untreated surface.
Efficiency: Reduces microbial activity by 99.9% (log3) up to 99.99999% (log7)
Tested against:
Efficiency: 99.9% (Log 3) and higher
Tested against:
Effect: Reduces viral activity by 99.9% after 8 hours
Tested against:
Effect: Highest performance rating 0 - 1
Tested against:
Effektivitet: Minsker eller reduserer viral aktivitet hele fem ganger med Clean+Protect™
Tested against:
with Clean+Protect™
Approved for food use, completely biocompatible, non-toxic and 100% safe.
There is no migration principle that creates the self sanitizing effect, and nothing that leak out and remove / kill organisms.
Nano-silver can be toxic and contribute to antibiotic resistance. It is specially washed out of the product so that it can be inhaled or digested.
The technology does not contain toxic substances, no chemicals or other harmful or toxic substances.
The technology is on a micrometric scale. We do not use nanoparticles or nano-materials.
The functionality of the technology is integrated into the material. So it will never disappear or get worn out.
Temperature conditions do not affect the functionality of the technology.
The shape of the product does not affect the functionality of the technology.
Light has no influence on the performance of the technology.