Efficacy

Efficacy

Efficacy

Bioquell’s hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV) is well established as a bio-decontamination agent due to its broad spectrum efficacy and its ability to inactivate rapidly the most resilient micro-organisms. The ‘residue-free’ nature of HPV (the only residues are oxygen and water) and low temperature, vapour phase application increases the utility of the process.

HPV has been tested against many organisms and classes of organisms. However, because a great number of ‘common’ microorganisms exist, efficacy testing remains an ongoing process.

You can download the latest HPV biological efficacy review document from the download section on the right-hand side of this page.

HPV has been shown to kill a wide range of micro-organisms including bacteria, viruses and fungi. The efficacy of HPV has been repeatedly demonstrated against bacterial endospores, which are the most resistant organisms commonly found on environmental surfaces, so are positioned at the top of the Spaulding classification.

The organisms listed in the HPV biological efficacy review document are divided into broad taxonomic categories (i.e. bacteria, viruses and fungi) and grouped according to their microbiological characteristics. This division allows for an easy comparison of an untested organism with other related organisms that have been tested. The appendix in this document includes the abstracts for the published journal articles.