No. Unlike all other conventional antimicrobials, XMicrobe does not off-gas, leach, diffuse, migrate, volatilize, or otherwise leave the surface to which it has been applied. Its safety and efficacy profile is simply unmatched by other products. The incorporation of XMicrobe,  and its remarkable surface modifying characteristics, has produced a new generation of air filtration products that can provide effective control of airborne microbes while eliminating the filter surface as a potential site for bacteria growth.

The active ingredient in our antimicrobial forms a colorless, odorless, positively charged polymer, which chemically bonds to the treated surface. You could think of it as a layer of electrically charged swords. When a microorganism comes in contact with the treated surface, the quaternary amine sword punctures the cell membrane and the electrical charge shocks the cell. Since nothing is transferred to the now dead cell, the antimicrobial doesn't lose strength and the sword is ready for the next cell to contact it. Normal cleaning of treated surfaces is all that's needed to prevent the build-up of dirt, and dead microbes, which could cover the treatment, prohibiting it from killing microorganisms.

Our Antimicrobial is an organosilane. Silanes are extremely efficient bonding agents that can be coupled to other molecules and then used to permanently bond these molecules to a target surface. In other words, it is the "glue" that holds the "spike" to the surface. This process modifies the surface properties of building materials and transforms them into a material that will not support microbial growth.

The sword part of the molecule is a quaternary amine. Unlike traditional quats that do not have the silane portion and therefore have short effectiveness, our Antimicrobial provides long-term protection, and controls a very broad spectrum of microorganisms (including Gram(+) and Gram(-) bacteria). Plus, it is easier to use.

Conventional products penetrate living cells and kill by way of poisoning the organism. They are designed to act quickly and dissipate quickly to avoid adverse effects to humans and animals due to their toxic ingredients. Most commercial antimicrobial products used for treating building surfaces do a great job of getting a quick kill on bacteria and fungi, provided they are allowed to remain on the surface for the necessary dwell time. Our technology takes a totally unique approach. If provides an effective initial microbial kill when applied, like the conventional methods, but it also provides long-term control of growth on treated surfaces. The surface itself is modified to make it antimicrobially active for a long period of time on the substrate, which it is applied, unless the XMicrobe Anti-microbial is abraded off the surface.