HEIQ Bac-Shield

Antimicrobial from Chitosan

HeiQ Bac-Shield™ is a Chitosan-based antimicrobial that inhibits microbial growth.

HeiQ Bac-Shield™ makes your product an unsuitable environment for the growth of mold, mildew, fungi or bacteria. Odors are a by-product of bacterial growth and wastes. By inhibiting the growth of odor-causing microbes, Bac-Shield reduces the resulting wastes and the odors and degrading of articles they cause.

Chitosan’s Antimicrobial Properties

HeiQ Bac-Shield’s active ingredient is Chitosan, the second most abundant naturally occurring compound, after cellulose. Chitosan is known to possess anti-bacterial properties, which allows it to be used as an active ingredient in antimicrobial pesticides.

Chitosan works in two ways. First, it reacts with molecules on the surfaces of cell walls, forming a layer that nutrients the cell needs cannot pass through. Second, Chitosan punctures cell walls, disrupting the cell’s food production and its reproduction. Thus the growth of odor-causing bacteria, mold, mildew, and fungi are inhibited.

Bac-Shield, made from Chitosan, is different from products that clean or disinfect articles. Bac-Shield works between cleanings to inhibit the growth of bacteria, mold, mildew, and fungi that cause odor, stains, discoloration, decay and deterioration of treated materials.