Hard surfaces throughout healthcare facilities, and public & private establishments can harbor dangerous pathogens for weeks. Surface disinfection procedures are carried out by employing chemical disinfectants that are used to sanitize these surfaces. Establishments for which application of surface disinfectants are necessary, include, food industry, pharmaceutical industry, laboratories, hospitals, pathology labs, doctors' practices, nursing homes, patient-related areas, and veterinary facilities, among others. Surface disinfection is carried out in accordance to a certain hygiene plan, which typically includes all surfaces a) are exposed to elevated contact with pathogenic materials and b) which are exposed to frequent skin contact (or contact surfaces). Surface disinfectants either inactivates or destroys microorganisms by interfering with the metabolism of the microbes or destroying the cell wall of the same. An ideal disinfectant would offer complete microbiological sterilization without harming humans while being inexpensive, and noncorrosive at the same time. However, most disinfectants can also, by nature, be potentially harmful (even toxic) to humans or animals.
Major Key Players of the Surface Disinfectant Market are:3M, Procter and Gamble (P&G), Medivators Inc. (Cantel Medical), Reckitt Benckiser Group plc., The Clorox Company, Ecolab, Diversey, STERIS plc., Carroll Company, Metrex Research, LLC., among others.
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