What products does PuriCore develop and manufacture?
PuriCore has a growing portfolio of products that are used in a variety of markets:
PuriCore Endoscopy offers hospitals and clinics everything needed to assure the disinfection of endoscopes between patient procedures.
Sterilox Fresh Systems are used by food retailers and foodservice operators to protect the safety and freshness of perishable products.
FloraFresh Systems are used by food retailers to keep flowers fresher longer and reduce labor costs.
Sterilox BioSafety Systems are used to protect against and control the spread of infectious pathogens in hotels, resorts, cafeterias, schools, and correctional facilities.
Vashe Wound Therapy is used by leading hospitals, wound care centers, burn centers, and home healthcare provides as a natural, safe, and effective treatment for chronic and acute wounds.
Sterilox Dental Systems are used by dental facilities to decontaminate and disinfect hard surfaces and inside dental unit water lines as well as during endodontic procedures as a cleanser.
What is the active antimicrobial agent in your products?
The active ingredient in our Sterilox Solution is hypochlorous acid, a well known and well characterized biocidal agent, which is produced by the human body's natural immune system to fight infection. It is completely safe to humans and the environment. In Vashe Wound Therapy, hypochlorous acid is used as a preservative in this wound cleanser.
What is the difference between Sterilox Solution and bleach?
The main disinfectant ingredient in bleach is hypochlorite, whereas Sterilox Solution is primarily hypochlorous acid. Hypochlorous acid is well established to be substantially more biocidal than hypochlorite bleach, yet is completely safe. Bleach, however, is known to be cytotoxic, can cause severe tissue damage, and is a breathing irritant (sample MSDS).
Is Vashe Wound Therapy approved as an antimicrobial?
No.
How does hypochlorous acid kill bacteria?
Hypochlorous acid reacts readily with a variety of microbial sub-cellular compounds, interferes with metabolic processes, and kills individual bacterium exposed within milliseconds. In the human body, white blood cells naturally produce hypochlorous acid as a defense against disease and bacteria in the body. Human cells protect themselves against hypochlorous acid damage using a highly effective group of protective agents and defense mechanisms referred to collectively as the Antioxidant Defense System (ADS).