TEKCLEAN is a new patented Antibacterial product developed under the request for utilization in human spaceflight environment by the “Cleanliness & Bio Resources” department of Thales Alenia Space.
It has been tested according ISO 22196:2007 “Plastics – Measurements of antibacterial activity on plastics surfaces”.

Standard PTFE surfaces support the bacterial growth while TEKCLEAN surface kills all the bacteria and prevent their growth.

TEKCLEAN is available in films, sheets, tubes, rods and machined parts especially for pharma, medical and food industries.

Sample	BACTERIA
	Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 4352
	cell/cm² @ T0	cell/cm² @ 24h	R*
Standard PTFE Reference	2,06 x 10 4	2,92 x 10 5
TEKCLEAN antibacterial PTFE	2,06 x 10 4	0,0	6,15

Sample	BACTERIA
	Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538
	cell/cm² @ T0	cell/cm² @ 24h	R*
Standard PTFE Reference	1,96 x 104	1,96 x 105
TEKCLEAN antibacterial PTFE	2,06 x 104	0,0	5,96

* Antibacterial activity