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Microbe Shield technology

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The Technology

XMicrobe Antimicrobial

Common Questions

Safe & Reliable

Highest safety ratings. 24/7 anti-microbial protection for your customers, students, employees, and families.

Effective + Ecofriendly

Chemistry, not chemicals. Hypergreen, anti-microbial protection that contains no CFCs, ODCs, or VOCs.

Quality & Innovation

Proven since 1979, our nanotechnology was first developed for NASA. Our products are now EPA registered and made right here in Oregon.

How our Technology works

Our exclusive Microbe Shield technology uses a mechanical and enzymatic approach, eliminating the need for harmful cleaners and poisons. Fresh Start acts as a surface primer and disinfectant by killing 99.9% of bacteria, germs, mold, mildew, and viruses. Once the surface is free from these harmful microbes, the surface is treated with XMicrobe to create a long-lasting surface protectant using a mechanical non-toxic process that physically disrupts the microbe cell wall. These are Hypergreen solutions that, in use, are safe for children, adults, and pets. Each product can be used as a standalone, but use in conjunction with one another for the best and longest-lasting microbe-free protection.

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Microbe Shield Technology

Chemistry, not chemicals.
Fresh Start Solution

Surface primer and disinfectant.
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XMicrobe Solution

Long-lasting surface protection.
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How does the Xmicrobe Antimicrobial technology work?

The XMicrobe is a reactive saline quaternary ammonium compound. When applied, the active ingredient in the AEGIS Antimicrobial forms a colorless, odorless, positively charged polymer coating that chemically bonds to the surface and attracts negatively charged microbes. The treated surface acts as a layer of electrically charged swords that puncture the cell membranes and electrically shock the cells of the microorganisms that come into contact with it. 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. This is known as a mechanical kill and thus, does not create ‘superbugs’ as with chemicals.

Mechanical kill

XMicrobe creates a protective coating that reacts to a microorganism first by acting as a sword to puncture the cell membrane and then using its positive electrical charge to shock the cell.

Antimicrobial Active Ingredient

A colorless, odorless, positively charged polymer coating that chemically bonds, (virtually irremovable!), to the treated surface.

XMicrobe in Action

Step 1:

With its silane backbone, the cured antimicrobial polymer becomes an integral part of any surface to which it is applied.

Step 2:

The lipoprotein and negatively charged cell membrane are attracted to the positively charged. treated surface and punctured by the long molecular chain.

Step 3:

The microorganism is “electrocuted”. Since the technology is not consumed when destroying
the organism, it stands ready to fight again.

The Microbe Shield Difference

Providing protection against bacteria, fungus and related odors.
Controls or eliminates objectionable odors, unsightly stains, and product deterioration.
Does not create the environment that causes adaptive micro-organisms.
Does not rub off or migrate onto the skin.

The confidence of more than 25 years of safe and effective use.
No arsenic, tin, heavy metals, or polychlorinated phenols.
Used successfully in high performance applications where safety and performance are paramount such as clean room garments and medical fabrics.

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Microbe Shield Repels Microbial Growth.

Aegis Microbe Shield acts as a layer of swords to defend against microbial growth. Because of their exceptional chemical bond (a covalent bond) the bonded polymer is neither soluble nor volatile. The unique bond results in the ÆGIS antimicrobial polymer becoming an integral part of the substrate.

99%

Effective on bacteria, germs, mold, mildew, and viruses

25

Years of safe & effective use

A+

Industry’s highest safety rating

24/7

Surface protection

Common questions

Is NW Microbe Free Solutions’ XMicrobe Toxic?

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.

How does the XMicrobe Anti-microbial work?

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.

What is the purpose of the silane portion of the molecule?

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.

Is the technology in XMicrobe Anti-microbial a quaternary compound?

What is the difference between XMicrobe Anti-microbial and other antimicrobial treatments?

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.

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