Overview

Introducing XYLEX^® Protect from Gelest

We use surface protectants for many things in our lives. The clear coat and wax on your car make it easier to clean, and protects it from contaminants and residues. The stain resistant coating on your upholstery makes cleanup a snap. Your outdoor apparel has waterproofing treatments that keep you dry. We even spray our frying pan so our eggs slide off onto our plate.

So what are we doing for our high-touch surfaces in hospitals, restaurants, and other public spaces?

Rigorous cleaning and disinfection protocols remove microbes from the surface, but they do not prevent microbial recolonization and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) surges between cleanings. This means microbes can grow exponentially between cleanings, spreading infection and disease.

Applied once per month after regular cleaning and disinfection, XYLEX^® Protect creates a durable barrier on high-touch surfaces—just like that stain-resistant coating on your upholstery. Available in a spray or wipe, XYLEX^® Protect’s anti-adhesive properties make it difficult for organic residue to gain a foothold, keeping ATP levels low and within the acceptable range until the next cleaning.

Unprotected Surfaces

What Happens on Unprotected Surfaces?

Most high-touch surfaces are disinfected daily to remove microbial growth but frequent interaction with those surfaces reintroduces microbes. These microbes can multiply at exponential rates leaving the surface, once again, unsanitary until the next scheduled disinfection.

• Almost immediately after cleaning, humans reintroduce organic residue to high-touch surfaces.
• On unprotected surfaces, ATP levels surge at exponential rates.
• ATP will continue to increase until a surface is cleaned again, typically on the next day, leading to unsanitary environments.
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How It Works

How Does XYLEX^® Protect Work?

Applied monthly, XYLEX^® Protect creates an invisible and durable molecular barrier on the surface. It works with standard disinfection protocols to protect against ATP surges and maintain a high level of cleanliness around the clock. After a surface is cleaned, XYLEX^® Protect is applied and allowed to dry. It creates a durable, smooth surface that makes general disinfectants more effective than cleaning on a rough, porous surface.

• XYLEX^® Protect’s anti-adhesive properties prevent organic residue from “sticking” to treated surfaces.
• The product creates an invisible and durable barrier, keeping high-touch surfaces cleaner, longer.
• XYLEX^®’s smooth barrier makes general disinfectants more effective.
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Xylex^® Protects

What Happens on Surfaces treated with XYLEX^® Protect?

Daily disinfection removes most but not all microbes found on a high-touch surface. XYLEX^® Protect creates an invisible, smooth, and durable surface barrier. The product’s anti-adhesive properties inhibit organic residue from “sticking” to the surface, preventing ATP surges and helping surfaces stay hygienically cleaner between the cleanings.

• Daily disinfection removes most but not all microbes found on a high-touch surface.
• XYLEX^® Protect creates an invisible and durable protective barrier.
• ATP levels stay low until the next cleaning.
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Improving Cleanliness

Improving Cleanliness

XYLEX^® Protect is used on high-touch surfaces in hospitals nationwide to ensure a clean and sanitary environment. Unlike unprotected surfaces, ATP levels on surfaces treated with  XYLEX^® Protect remain well within the desirable and acceptable range around the clock. Hospitals with acceptable ATP levels ensure a hygienically clean environment for the patients and employees.

• XYLEX^® Protect effectively keeps ATP levels low on high-touch surfaces in hospitals.
• XYLEX^® Protect enables hospitals to meet strict ATP level standards.
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Easy to Use

Easy to Use Surface Protection

Applied monthly, XYLEX^® Protect is easy to use and keeps surfaces clean. After application to a clean surface, simply allow XYLEX^® Protect to dry to create a smooth, anti-adhesive, molecular barrier. It works with any standard cleaning and disinfection protocol to protect against ATP surges and to maintain a high level of cleanliness around the clock.

• Apply XYLEX^® Protect once per month to a clean surface and allow to dry.
• Continue standard cleaning and disinfection protocols.
• Use ongoing ATP monitoring to verify proper application.
• Re-apply XYLEX^® Protect if ATP levels prior to the daily cleaning rise above the acceptable level.