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VESBO PP-R NEW BioCote
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ANTI-MICROBIAL PIPE

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VESBO PP-R new BioCote anti-microbial pipe is made with the aid of innovative techniques. Using VESBO PP-R
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new BioCote anti-microbial pipe allows you to make the surface of your products more resistant to the attack by
microbes and bacteria. The adhesion and proliferation of bacteria on the surface of the object are slowed down and
the microbes and bacteria count is being strongly reduced by only the mechanical/physical property of the surface.
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Objects and products produced with VESBO PP-R new BioCote anti-microbial pipe obtains antiseptic and
antibacterial properties proven by test according to ISO 22196 standard.
What is Anti-microbial Technology? Are all anti-microbials the same?
Anti-microbial Technology describes the collective Whilst many substances are antimicrobial, the way
knowledge, expertise and methods of using additives they function, perform or last is not universal.
to create products that are permanently protected Anything that is ‘antimicrobial’ has an effect on
against microbes. microbes, but the term anti-microbial is not a measure
of performance.
What does anti-microbial mean?
What’s the difference between anti-microbial
Anti-microbial is used to describe substances which and anti-bacterial?
demonstrate the ability to reduce the presence of
microbes, such as bacteria and mould. Anti-microbial Technology is effective against a wide
spectrum of microbes: this includes bacteria, mould,
Silver Ion Anti-microbial Additives: suitable for
fungi and even viruses. Antibacterial Technology, on
deployment in a broad range of materials and
the other hand, is only effective against bacteria.
applications, including paints, coatings, textiles,
polymers and other material types.

VESBO® PP-R new BioCote® anti-microbial pipe is introduced during the
manufacturing process, our anti-microbial additives exert, by either
chemical or mechanical means, a negative effect on any contaminating
microbes causing them to die.