MOST EFFECTIVE HOSPITAL DISINFECTANT ALSTASAN SILVOX

The use of medical disinfectants help to prevent the spread of harmful bacteria and viruses and promote
disinfection in hospitals. Many infectious diseases can be halted in their tracks by the use of proper
hospital hygiene products. Infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, mucormycosis (a flesh-eating fungal
infection) are mostly caused by pathogens including bacteria, fungi and viruses. Health care-associated
infections, or HAIs, are infections that patients acquire while they are receiving treatment for another
condition in a healthcare setting. Reusable medical devices such as surgical instruments and endoscopes
can also harbor pathogens and be responsible for HAIs.
The main disease causing microbes
are viruses, bacteria and fungi. They
are all beyond normal human eye
vision but still they are potential
disease causing agents. Disinfectants
are thus extensively used in hospitals
and other health care settings and are
called as hospital grade disinfectants
for a variety of topical and hard-
surface applications.
A wide variety of active chemical
agents (biocides) are used as
disinfectants, including alcohols,
phenols, iodine, and chlorine etc.
Ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol
and n-propanol are the most widely
used alcohols against microbial
activity. Alcohols exhibit rapid broad-
spectrum antimicrobial activity
against vegetative bacteria (including
mycobacteria), viruses, and fungi.
Among aldehydes glutaraldehyde is
an important dialdehyde that has found usage as a disinfectant and sterilant, in particular for low-
temperature disinfection and sterilization of endoscopes and surgical equipment and as a fixative in
electron icroscopy. Glutaraldehyde has a broad spectrum of activity against bacteria and their spores,
fungi, and viruses. Ortho-phthaladehyde has t microbiocidal activity and mycobactericidal activity and
has potent bactericidal and sporicidal activity. Like glutaraldehyde, it interacts with amino acids,
proteins and microorganisms.Formaldehyde-primarily available as a water based solution called
formalin, which contains 37% formaldehyde by weight is used as a high level disinfectant. Formaldehyde
has been traditionally used to sterilize equipment such as surgical instruments and haemodialysers in
combination with alcohols. Paraformaldehyde, a solid polymer of formaldehyde, is used in combination
with low-temperature steam for the disinfection of heat-sensitive medical equipment. Peracetic acid
based solutions are also used as sporicidal, bactericidal, virucidal and fungicidal at low concentrations.
Chlorine- and iodine-based compounds are the most significant microbicidal halogens used in the clinic
and have been traditionally used for disinfectant purposes. The most important types of CRAs are sodium
hypochlorite, chlorine dioxide, and the N-chloro compounds such as sodium dichloroisocyanurate
(NaDCC), with chloramine-T being used to some extent. Iodine , although less reactive than chlorine, is
extensively used as bactericidal, fungicidal, tuberculocidal, virucidal, and sporicidal agents in medical
disinfectants. Disinfectant solutions containing 7.5% hydrogen peroxide are used for sterilisation and
high-level disinfection in healthcare Quaternary ammonium compounds have also been used against
microbial activity in hospitals. Many phenolic compounds also possess antifungal and antiviral properties.
Their antifungal action probably involves damage to the plasma membrane resulting in leakage of
intracellular constituents. Thus phenols have also found its application in hospital disinfectant products.
These disinfectants which are extensively used in hospitals have found to cause many adverse effects.
Formaldehyde is known to have carcinogenic effects. Acute or chronic exposure of glutaraldehyde
results in skin irritation, mucous membrane irritation and multiple pulmonary symptoms such as
occupational asthma and allergic rhinitis. Triclosan, the active ingredient in most antibacterial products,
not only kills bacteria, it also has been shown to kill human cells Phenol is toxic and people who are
hypersensitive can experience serious side effects at very low levels. Phenols cause damage to respiratory
and circulatory systems. It can seriously affect liver, kidneys and eyes. Chlorine based compounds emit
harmful fumes which makes it unsuitable to be used asa hospital disinfectant products. Most of these
disinfectants are non biodegradable and can cause potential environmental hazards.
ALSTASAN SILVOX, a synergistic blend of hydrogen peroxide with silver ions is highly effective
against microbial activity and can be used extensively as hospital grade disinfectant. It find application as
disinfectant wipes, floor disinfectant, hospital disinfectant cleaner, disinfectant spray, disinfectant spray,
hospital sanitizer products etc.
Silver ions show oligo-dynamic effect on bacterial cells in relatively lower concentrations compared to
the traditional disinfectants. Silver ions denature enzymes by reacting with the thiol groups to form silver
sulfides. Hydrogen peroxide when used alone as a disinfectant it decomposes to oxygen and water. Silver
when added to hydrogen peroxide prevents its slow decomposition.
The silver performs as an activator, but it activates the peroxide only when it is exposed to bio-foulants.
On coming in contact with microbials the silver loses its stabilizing function and activates to release
nascent oxygen to oxidize the exposed microbes. When all bacteria has been oxidized by the generated
active oxygen compounds, the silver once again acts as a stabilizer for the remaining and non reacted
oxygen.

SILVOX use as a medical disinfectant dominates other commercial disinfectants products because of its
unique features. It does not require heat for disinfection and thus can act as a cold sterilant. Unlike others
it is effective at a very low concentration over a large range of micro-organisms and destroys biofilm.
When used as a floor disinfectant it does not leave any stains on floor. Its non foaming nature makes it
suitable for spraying, fogging and fumigation. .It does not leave back any odor in the rooms so can be
used effectively as a hospital disinfectant cleaner.

It is completely organic in nature and does not leave any toxic residue and does not emit any harmful
fumes Alstasan Silvox is biodegradable and has no adverse effect on environment.