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Dycem contains a silver based anti microbial manufactured by BioMaster. The test list below highlights the main strains tested and their properties. This range has been successfully tested on over 50 different organisms in over 2,000 applications.
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(1) Silver ions may bind nonspecifically to cell surfaces, causing some disruption to the cellular membrane function and allowing the silver ions to penetrate the microbe structure.
(2) Silver ions are highly reactive and readily bind to electron donor groups, with prime targets being the thiol groups (-SH) which are commonly found in enzymes within the microbe.
This causes the enzymes to be denatured thus effectively incapacitating the energy source of the cell. As a result the cell cannot maintain osmotic pressure, vital substances leak out of the cell and the microbe will quickly die.
(3) Silver ions react with the base pairs of DNA thus preventing DNA replication. |
BioMaster TD100 has reduced the growth of gram positive and gram negative bacteria by 99.9% over a 24 hour period, when tested to the industry standard JIS Z 2801.
| Aspergillus nidulans |
Yellow mould fungus. Pathogenic, causing chronic granulomatous disease. |
| Aspergillus amstelodami |
Anamorphic state of Eurotium amstelodami: Yellow mould fungus found in soil and house-dust. May be pathogenic. Has been found in cases of pulmonary infection. |
| Aspergillus niger |
Black mould fungus. Irritant spores with mycotoxins. Pathogen, causing respiratory diseases and cutaneous and subcutaneous infections. Commonly found in bathrooms. |
| Mucor racemosus |
Spoilage mould fungus found in soil and house dust. Allergenic spores, causing hypersensitivity. |
| Escherichia coli |
Facultative anaerobic Gram-negative bacillus, a commensal organism, part of the normal intestinal flora of humans and animals. An opportunistic pathogen, causing enteric diseases. Commonly responsible for food poisoning outbreaks. |
| Trychophyton mentagrophytes |
Saprophytic fungus causing dermatophytosis, athlete's foot and other chronic skin infections. |
| Penicillium Chrysogenum |
Commonly occuring blue mould fungus, used industrially for antibiotic production. |
| Myceliophthora thermophila |
Fungus, tolerent to exposure to high temperatures, commonly found in garden compost heaps. Used for production of thermostable enzymes for industrial processes. Has been implicated in rare fungal infections in humans |
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
Yeast, capable of aeorbic and anaerobic fermentation. Used in food industry for brewing and baking. |
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