Antimicrob

ial Textile
By
Dr Anjm Hashmi
MBBS,CCS(USA),
MPH
Infection
Prevention &
Control Director
 INTRODUCTION
According to Director General of the
WHO, "We are losing our first-line
antimicrobials."
Antibiotic resistant bacteria seem to
be winning the battle. As bacteria
evolve to evade antibiotics, infections
that were once easily cured are
becoming deadly.
Things as common as strep throat or
a child's scratched knee could once
again kill."
 INTRODUCTION
Antibiotic resistant pathogens once
relegated to intensive care units and
nursing homes are increasingly found in
communities, schools and gyms worldwide.
This means that the antibiotic resistant
germs are coming into hospitals with the
patients.
Infections of antibiotic resistant germ are
difficult to treat, thus prevention of
exposures and transmission of the bacteria
is becoming of paramount importance.
 INTRODUCTION
Healthcare associated infection (HAIs) and
increasing bacterial resistance have
emerged as a major challenge to the
healthcare system.
In the US there are an estimated 1.7 million
HAIs yearly with nearly 100,000 associated
deaths.
The most-common organisms in are
coagulase-negative Staphylococcus,
Staphylococcus aureus, Gram-negative
bacilli, Enterococcus spp., Clostridium
difficile and Candida species.
 INTRODUCTION
Soft surfaces constitute 90% of the patient care
environment.
Although hospitals continue their efforts to improve
infection control, standardized practices for soft
surface bacterial management but are inadequate
as compared with those for hand hygiene and
environmental surfaces cleaning protocols.
Healthcare workers move from patient to patient,
frequently throughout the day as a result
healthcare textiles such as scrub uniforms and lab
coats becomes the highly mobile carriers of
contamination.
Several studies implicate contaminated clothing,
curtains and linens as the source of infections and
outbreaks.
 SOLUTION
To resolve this problem,
research innovations
being done to develop
new antimicrobial textiles
to reduce microbial
acquisition and
transmission.
 VESTEX
Is your
uniform
C a ar r i e r or B a r r i e
r ? take your work,
Dont
home with you
 VESTEX COTTON-BASED
FABRICS
VTT-01 ,VTT-02 & VTT-003 are cotton-based
fabrics, manufactured by Vestagen Technical
Textiles (Orlando, FL,USA).
VTT-01 is embedded with silver with an overlying
hydrophobic barrier.
VTT-02 is embedded with a cationic antimicrobial
agent with an overlying hydrophobic barrier.
VTT-003 uses a proprietary method to
impregnate natural, synthetic, and blended
fabrics with an organosilane based quaternary
ammonium antimicrobial agent and a
fluoroacrylate copolymer emulsion that repels
blood and body fluids.
 VESTEX
Thus, Vestex-treated scrubs protect hospital
personnel from exposure to blood, body fluids,
and microorganisms.
Testing with VTT fabrics indicates these
materials are extremely stable and safe for
everyday human use.
Vestex Garments use a blend of three
patented technologies in a single fabric.
Vestex Protects Garments in multiple ways...
 1. Repels Fluids and
Resists
Vestex contains Stains
a flourine silicon dispersion
that makes garments naturally self cleaning.

Fluids literally bead up and fall off the garment.

Vestex keeps contaminants away from skin.
Person stay clean and dry.
Vestex creates a microscopically structured
surface so fluids, dirt and oils cannot adhere to
the surface.
As this technology binds to the individual fibers
of the fabric thus keeps garments breathable
and highly durable, not like a fabric coating.
 Mechanism of Action

Conventional Fabric Surface: Conventional

fabrics have a large contact surface area and high
adhesion level of fluids and dirt. This leads to
contaminated textiles.

Vestex Fabric Surface:

Vestex has a lower adhesion level than
untreated fabrics. Fluids and dirt particles lie only
on the peaks of the fluorine silicon dispersion.
Fluids run off and, dirt is repelled or can simply be
rinsed off.
Thus the contaminants stay away from skin.
 2. Contains An
Antimicrobial

Vestex contains a silane-based

quaternary ammonium chloride
antimicrobial to prevent degradation
from micro organisms and to control
odors caused by bacteria.
The antimicrobial in Vestex has never
been shown to allow microbial
resistance or adaptation.
 Mechanism of Action

Semeltec, the antimicrobial in Vestex, act as

a layer of electrically charged swords.
When a microorganism comes in contact
with the treated surface, the C-18 molecular
sword punctures the cell membrane and the
positive electrical charge zaps the cell.
Since nothing is transferred to the now dead
cell, the antimicrobial doesnt lose strength
and the molecule is ready for the next cell
to contact it.
 3. Stays Clean, Cool and
Dry

Vestex hydrophilic properties wick moisture away from

the skin on the inside of the fabric. This enables rapid
evaporation and stimulates the bodys natural cooling
process.
Vestexmaintains a professionalappearance even
when you perspire.
Vestexresists perspiration from being transported to
the outside of the garment.
Vestex contains an antimicrobial to control odors.
Vestex Dries up to six times faster than untreated
fabrics no more damp clothes.
Vestex is breathable to keep garments clean, cool and
dry.
4. Vestex is engineered
to last
Vestex is durable because the
technologies are impregnated
into the fabric.
Heat from the dryer and ironing
actually regenerates Vestex
fluid barrier technology.
It is machine wash and dry, but
avoid using fabric softeners and
dryer sheets.
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