Cleaner, Safer Environments With Antimicrobial Printing Brought to You By:
Antimicrobial Printing
Proven to reduce the overall levels of damaging microbes by 99.9%
What is Antimicrobial Printing?
- Antimicrobial printing is a complete surface coating applied directly to the paper during the printing process
- Antimicrobial additive is mixed with UV or aqueous coating at specific amounts to provide protection but not damage the printed piece
- Clear application – no residue or odor
- Continuous protection throughout the lifetime of the printed piece
What is the Active Ingredient?
The same active ingredient found in numerous patented inventions used for its antimicrobial properties
“In hospitals today, silver is used in bandages to treat burn victims, destroy pathogenic microbes on catheters, and combat dangerous “superbugs” that have grown resistant to traditional antibiotic drugs.”
https://phys.org/news/2018-10-scientists-deeper-silver-bacteria.htmlHow Does Printshield Work?
How Effective is It?
*Antimicrobial coatings have been tested using the latest ISO standards
EPA Registered Products
# 49403-38-86107 (Aqueous Coating)
# 73148-1-86107 (UV Coating)
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does antimicrobial printing replace other methods of sanitation or sterilization?
A: No, it does not. It should be used along with all other sanitation methods currently utilized by the facilities.
Q: Does PrintShield kill Covid-19?
A: Although at this time, EPA guidelines prohibit anyone from saying these specific coatings will specifically kill the Covid virus, we can say that documents with these coatings have 99.9% fewer microbes than they would have otherwise.
Q: Are these coatings particularly expensive, especially considering silver is one of the ingredients.
A: No. The coatings are suprisingly affordable.
Printshield Applications
Antimicrobial printing has many uses including:
- Badges
- Bookmarks
- Brochures
- Business Cards
- Counter Cards
- Door Hangers
- Event Tickets
- Labels
- Letters
- Magnets
- Menus
- Placemats
- Planners/Manuals
- Posters
- Presentation Folders
- Rack Cards
- Stickers
- Table Tents
- Tear Off Cards
