WHO has declared Mpox (formerly Monkeypox) to be a global health emergency,.We’ve prepared a short blog to help answer some common questions about this disease.
This short blog covers the classification and safety of polypropylene, how it can be recycled and briefly touches on considerations for hospitals to aid in the recycling and disposal of polypropylene curtains.
An independent study carried out by a US military hospital evaluated whether Endurocide® Antimicrobial Plus Curtains can reduce pathogen contamination on curtains and so reduce the potential for HAI transmission. It also compared the annual cost difference between using Endurocide® Antimicrobial Plus Curtains and traditional cotton curtains.*
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Endurocide Antimicrobial Plus Curtains, with their tested & proven performance against over 22 pathogens, including Coronavirus, has made them the curtain of choice for hospitals & governments during this pandemic. This article explores two recent installations in Singapore & South Africa.
As part of on-going commitment to continually developing & enhancing our Endurocide® Antimicrobial Plus Curtains, we are proud to advise of new important pathogen testing results just in.
Introducing our new Curtain Order Code Selector to make it even easier to order your curtains and select from the various colours & configurations we have.
We never stand still! As well as developing new products we continually look at how we can evolve existing products and services to the benefit of our valued customers.
Introducing our new Endurocide® Printed Curtains – a world-first with printed designs now available on disposable hospital curtains effective against spores, bacteria & fungi!
The legislative environment in Europe is changing as a result of the introduction of the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) and the full review which is being conducted on all biocides and products containing biocides. As a result of this we are continually monitoring our products and their product classifications, to ensure we can provide our distributors with up-to-date information.
Silver has been used as an antimicrobial coating on healthcare items and in fabric for many years, and now worldwide, hospital curtains are increasingly being treated or impregnated with silver.
As you know, Bio Technics operates a facility outside of Shanghai, China for the manufacture of our Endurocide® Hospital Disposable Curtains. Our facility, along with China as a whole, has annual holidays in February 2018 to celebrate Chinese Spring Festival. Their festival holiday period next year is between February 15th – 22nd. Even though the actual holiday period is relatively short, this break is not too dissimilar to the Christmas & New Year period in the UK, in that you will find many suppliers begin winding down prior to the holiday and it can be difficult to get freight forwarders to deliver/collect before and after the break.
We are excited to advise that after considerable investment in streamlining our manufacturing processes over the past year, we are now able to offer certain bespoke options on both our Endurocide® Untreated & Endurocide® Antimicrobial & Sporicidal Curtains.
As you know, Bio Technics operates a facility outside of Shanghai, China for the manufacture of our Endurocide® Hospital Disposable Curtains. Our facility, along with China as a whole, has annual holidays in February 2018 to celebrate Chinese Spring Festival.
As part of on-going commitment to continually developing & enhancing our Endurocide® Antimicrobial Plus Curtains, we are proud to advise of new important pathogen testing results.
MeshTop Curtains have traditionally been used in some International Hospital environments, not only to meet local fire regulations but also as a way to increase the airflow and light coming into a patient’s cubicle.
Over the last 12 months, we have focused on developing our business presence and supply within the Middle East, concentrating on growth within the Medical & Healthcare sectors in places such as the United Arab Emirates.
We have now introduced new Instruction Sheets into every box of curtains in order to give our end users clear information on how to use and get the most out of their curtains.
You can download a copy here or the information can also be read online here.
The unique, patented formulation used to impregnate Endurocide® Antimicrobial & Sporicidal Curtains contains a blend of biocides, one of which is Polyhexamethlyene Biguanide Hydrochloride (PHMB).
We know that last Quarter our customers experienced longer than normal lead times. We have been working extremely hard both in the UK and China to address this issue and we are pleased to advise that our production lead times are now currently back down to normal.
*An Australian curtain manufacturer, Haines Medical, have tested their “sporicidal privacy curtains” for effectivity against a series of common hospital pathogens.*
It's taken us over eight years, but our European patent for sporicidal chemical, as used on Endurocide® Antimicrobial & Sporicidal Curtains, has finally been granted!
We’re pleased to announce a new major independent peer-review study examining the effectiveness of our Endurocide® Antimicrobial Plus Curtains over a 24-month period has just been published in the prestigious American Journal of Infection Control.
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a family of pathogens that are very difficult to treat because they have a high resistance to antibiotics.
This blog explores possible scenarios or probabilities of what could happen if a child was to lick or suck an Endurocide® Antimicrobial & Sporicidal Curtain.
A major new contract has been awarded to Bio Technics for the supply and fitting of Endurocide*®* disposable cubicle and window curtains across 13 hospitals in Kent .
Endurocide® Antimicrobial and Sporicidal Disposable Curtains are pre-treated with a patent pending liquid prior to the fabric being pleated and eyeleted to make the curtain.
Our new Hospital Curtain factory in China means we can offer you the quality and service you have come to expect from Bio Technics Ltd, together with the unbeatable cost advantages available in China.
We have put together a selection of Question and Answers in regards to enquiries we have received about the use of humidity in Fabric Testing Methods AATCC 100 and CG 147.
Every Endurocide® Hospital Disposable Curtain uses approximately 15m² of 100% polypropylene fabric. Instead of just disposing of the curtain when you are finished with it, we would encourage all our customers to consider converting the curtains to an energy source for use in powering other operations.
An article has been published in the prestigious American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) regarding the effectiveness of our Endurocide® Antimicrobial Plus Curtains over a 24-month period.
