Antimicrobials
PSI’s quaternary ammonium cation (QAC) technology provides high anti-microbial efficacy against a broad range of bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
Fabrics treated with the unique dendrimer chemistry are highly biocompatible and meet or exceed the performance of silver-based treatments for first cycle use and exceed their performance after laundering. The long-lasting antimicrobial efficacy has been proven for multiple textiles, including combat stretchers and clothing. More recently, PSI’s antimicrobial coating has been applied to filtration devices for water treatment applications.
These Include:
Antimicrobially coated blood pressure cuff components.
Surfaces
PSI’s quaternary ammonium cation (QAC) technology, provides high anti-microbial efficacy against a broad range of bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Fabrics treated with the unique dendrimer chemistry are highly biocompatible and meet or exceed the performance of silver-based treatments for first cycle use and exceed their performance after laundering. The long-lasting antimicrobial efficacy has been proven for multiple textiles, including combat stretchers and clothing.
Colorimetric determination of AM coating surface concentration.
Antimicrobially coated combat stretcher.
Water Purification
PSI’s self-decontaminating water filtration systems offer rapid, broad spectrum protection against bio-threats (bacteria, viruses, fungi) and chemical threats
(> 4-6 Log Reduction in < 1 min). Filtration systems maintain high efficacy in the presence of contaminants such as tannic/humic acid, petroleum products, and salts.
The self-decontaminating filtration systems provides the following benefits over current water filtration solutions:
- Self-decontamination drastically reduces the need for soldier maintenance and allows for maintained decontamination performance
- Broad spectrum decontamination of bio-threats and chem-threats
- Seamless integration into fielded water treatment & storage systems
- Technology is completely biocompatible and non-toxic and non-leaching
- Filtration systems can be utilized as pre or post treatment of water sources
- Decontamination time of < 1 min for bio-threats and chem-threats
Self-decontaminating water filtration systems with innovative coated filtration media