Vero Technologies is now offering its plastic and metal enclosures and panels doped with Biomaster, a silver-based anti-microbial additive in the material which helps reduce the incidence of hospital acquired infections.
The key benefit is that the silver ion material is added to the raw ABS before the moulding process in the case of plastic enclosures. As the additive becomes an integral part of the material, the efficacy of the protection does not diminish over time, giving far superior protection to external coatings that will inevitably degrade through normal wear and tear, routine cleaning and accidental damage.
For front panels and extruded aluminium enclosures, where the anti-microbial material is added to the anodising process, trials are currently being conducted – preliminary results show similar reductions in bacterial growth rates to those found in plastic enclosures.
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