Specialty Coating Systems (SCS), a US producer of Parylene coating technologies, has introduced SCS microRESIST antimicrobial parylene technology.
The Indianapolis-based firm says this product combines the benefits of parylene with antimicrobial properties to eliminate harmful micro-organisms on coated devices and components.
SCS parylene conformal coatings are ultra-thin, pinhole-free polymer coatings that provide a number of high-value surface treatment properties such as excellent moisture, chemical and dielectric barrier properties, thermal and UV stability, and dry-film lubricity. These properties make SCS Parylene coatings suitable for a number of applications throughout the medical device, electronics, automotive, military and aerospace industries. Pathogens that cause healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) pose an ongoing and increasing challenge to hospitals. The firm says its SCS microRESIST technology can be applied to a variety of medical devices and applications to effectively eliminate micro-organisms.
Testing per JIS Z 2801, SCS microRESIST has demonstrated greater than 5 Log reduction after 24 hours on 14 common micro-organisms, including E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus, the firm says. The coating technology has also been tested for long-term effectiveness against E. coli, and achieved greater than 5 Log reduction.
SCS microRESIST technology can be applied to a variety of devices and applications where antimicrobial properties are critical during a product's use.
