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As the development of our society, people will have higher requirements on some facilities. We will make sure all the projects we build can well fit our needs.
That’s why antibacterial vinyl flooring is becoming more and more important. This will largely keep our environment clean especially for special projects as hospital.
Today we will talk about 5 things you need to know about antibacterial vinyl flooring.
It’s an in-depth article that takes 15 minutes to read.
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Antibacterial vinyl flooring is the floor helps blocking microorganisms, such as the growth of bacteria, fungi, and molds. Seamless floors are naturally bacteriostatic and fungistatic because there are no seams, or grout lines where bacteria can harbor and potentially grow. The seamless structure also makes the floor easier to clean, which supports antibacterial and fungicidal effect.
Note:
Some people mentioned luxury vinyl tile and luxury vinyl plank are also antibacterial. Actually this is not true.
Yes they can make the LVT and LVP flooring itself antibacterial, but the installation process is not. Normally they will just glue down, loose lay, peel & stick or click lock the vinyl tile and vinyl plank. But they will not hot weld the joint. The tiny gap between each floor will make it vulnerable to bacterial
Actually only vinyl sheet flooring (both heterogeneous vinyl sheet flooring and homogeneous vinyl sheet flooring) is antibacterial and fungicidal, of course it will need hot welding on the joints during installation.
The antibacterial shields against things such as bacteria, fungus, parasites, as well as viruses. As you can see, it’s a much broader range.
Various minute organisms it protects against include:
Algae
Bacteria
Fungi
Mildew
Mold
Protozoa
Various Worms
Viruses
Yeast
Increasing protection against harmful bacteria where patients and staff are present, this is important for hospital and health care center.
Increasing protection against harmful bacteria where food and beverage products are being produced, Promoting clean and sanitary conditions.
Some industries value antibacterial vinyl floors as a part of infection control programs and stringent efforts to control harmful bacteria within their environments. Inhibiting microbial and fungal growth as part of an organizations’ hygiene program. Building a reputation as an organization that takes action against contaminants. This is very important during pandemic, especially for today’s COVID-19
Help to maintain the clean and uninfected environment in lab, and make sure the testing result will be correct.
While healthcare and food and beverage companies seek out antibacterial protection, antibacterial floors can be useful in any environment where improved hygiene is an advantage.
Actually in some Government regulations, certain businesses and industries are required to have bacterial and or microbial resistant flooring systems. This is to keep workers and customers healthier.
Recommended industries include:
Healthcare – operating rooms, hospital rooms, bathrooms, corridors and more
Food & Beverage – breweries, wineries and dairies
Hospitality – commercial kitchens
General Manufacturing – food processing facilities
Pharmaceutical-Biotechnology – research laboratories, vivariums, clean rooms
Education – locker rooms, bathrooms, hallways
Cannabis – grow rooms, flower rooms, laboratories, vape pen production and assembly
Floors with antibacterial added agents are much better protected than those that are covered with an antibacterial agent, as it defends against a much broader range of damaging organisms.
Which also means homogeneous vinyl flooring is performing better in antibacterial and fungicidal than heterogeneous flooring. That’s why we will always recommend homogeneous vinyl sheet for antibacterial flooring.
Conclusion:
If you need antibacterial vinyl flooring, homogeneous vinyl sheet flooring is the choice choice.
If you need hospital grade vinyl flooring, homogeneous vinyl sheet flooring is the best choice.
This article is written by Longda Flooring (www.longdaflooring.com), the largest vinyl sheet flooring manufacturer from China.
Please contact Longda flooring for a free quote on your vinyl flooring needs. We have quick response, efficient communication, quality products, on time delivery, and competitive price.
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