New Delhi: Textile materials are major carriers of microbial pathogens resulting in serious Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) globally. According to the WHO, every 1 in 10 hospitalized patients experiences a hospital-acquired infection (HAI) globally.
Medicfibers, a FITT, IIT Delhi incubated startup, in collaboration with AIIMS New Delhi, has developed an antimicrobial solution Viroclog® that when applied as a coating on textiles, provides long-lasting protection against HAI by reducing virus, bacteria, fungi survival on fabric.
Coating the Viroclog® on textiles lowers the surface energy preventing adhesion of microbes and destroys the membrane integrity of microbes. Destruction of lipid-based membrane barrier makes the microbes inactive, thus preventing infection transmission.
The basic significance of this technology is to save lives and reduce healthcare associated costs by integrating antimicrobial technology with hospital clothing that provides a layer of protection against microbial pathogens. The tests done by AIIMS New Delhi, IISc Bangalore, and multiple NABL accredited labs, show that Viroclog® technology contributes significantly towards reducing infections through antimicrobial hospital clothings.
Unique features of protective action of Viroclog®:
- Provides antimicrobial efficacy upto 99.9% against viruses, bacteria & fungus
- Long lasting antimicrobial properties for more than 100 washes
- Products treated with Viroclog® are OEKO Tex Suited and REACH Compliant indicateing that they are safe and human skin friendly
- Tests were performed at AIIMS New Delhi, IIT Delhi, IISc Bangalore and NABL accredited labs
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