SyDERMA® has been tested under laboratory conditions and proven to protect the human hand against repeated assault by concentrated Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) for a period of up to six hours. It is effective as a barrier to water, blood, urine, alcohol, detergent, hydrogen peroxide, and hydrochloride acid.

A nationally recognized testing laboratory demonstrated that SyDERMA® has superior inhibitory activity over an extended period of time on strands of common bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhimurium, and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. These tests proved that SyDERMA® effectively destroys 99.99% of these bacteria within 30 seconds of contact and is a bactericidal agent.

We have provided the efficacy test summary statements below.

Skin Protection Properties;

• Acid Abuse
  SyDERMA®, when applied to the skin according to directions and allowed to dry thoroughly, served as a skin protectant against 40% Hydrochloric Acid over a period of 6 hours.
  
• Barrier effectiveness
  SyDERMA®, served as an effective barrier to the penetration of 6 Test Solutions through treated membranes.
  
• Aluminum Foil
  SyDERMA®, served as a barrier to the penetration of Hydrochloric Acid onto aluminum foil.

Bactericidal Properties;

• Zone of Inhibition
  SyDERMA®, when tested in accordance with the Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemistry, Chapter 6, was found to be effective against the organisms tested under the Zone of Inhibition Test.
  
• Time Kill Test
  SyDERMA®, reduced 99.99% of bacteria tested at 30 seconds contact time.
  
• Four Hour Endpoint Assay
  SyDERMA®, showed superior inhibitory activity

Chemical Equivalency;

• Phenol Coefficient Test
  SyDERMA®, when tested in accordance with standard testing procedures was found to have a phenol coefficient of 5.26.
  
• Chlorine Equivalency
  SyDERMA®, when tested in accordance with standard testing procedures, was found to be equivalent to available Chlorine (NaOCl) at the following concentrations:
  
  • 50 PPM concentration of SyDERMA is equivalent to 200 PPM concentration of Chlorine.
    
  • 35 PPM concentration of SyDERMA is equivalent to 100 PPM concentration of Chlorine.
    
  • 25 PPM concentration of SyDERMA is equivalent to 50 PPM concentration of Chlorine.