Sanitized’s award-winning antimicrobial updated for 2018

16/01/2018
Sanitized’s award-winning antimicrobial updated for 2018
Antimicrobial finishing maker Sanitized has developed a product that prevents odour developing in two ways: preventing bacteria from docking on the textile and adsorbing odours whilst the garment is being worn. 

Odoractiv 10 creates a protective film on the surface of the textile which the bacteria use as the basis for latching onto the garment. They can then be washed out in a normal wash cycle, preventing any biofilm from forming.

The updated product, which won the Swiss Technology Award at the Swiss Innovation Forum in 2013, also "traps" and removes bacteria, and is wash resistant to more than 50 cycles.

Urs Zihlmann, product manager at the Swiss company, said: "Almost all manufacturers of functional polyester textiles are confronted with this problem," commented Urs Zihlmann. "The new technology creates tangible added value for consumers. This is a competitive differentiating advantage for global marketing."