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. ^2,3
• The antimicrobial in Vestex™ has never been shown to allow microbial resistance or adaptation. ⁵

You could imagine Semeltec, the antimicrobial in Vestex, 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 doesn’t lose strength and the molecule is ready for the next cell to contact it.

2. Isiquith, AJ. “Surface Bonded Antimicrobial Activity of an Organosilicon Quaternary Amonium Chloride” Applied Microbiology, Dec 1972, p. 859-863.
3. Data available upon request
5. Dow Corning Shake Flask Test

"The public health benefit of the use of Vestex products or their ability to prevent person-to-person transmission of infectious diseases has not been evaluated by FDA. Not intended to be used in the diagnosis, cure, treatment or mitigation of human conditions."