What is Hypochlorous Acid (STERLOC)? Water + Salt + Electricity
HOCl is natural part of our internal defence system. It is produced in our white blood cells as a component that works to fight infection,to control responses to injury and to enhance healing. When chemically produced outside the body, HOCl is not stable. With our research efforts at Venus Medicine Research Centre, we have developed Sterloc which is based on the novel Electrochemical Activation (ECA) Technology that generates neutral pH and stable HOCl.
History of Hypochlorous Acid
In 1834, French chemist Antoine Jérôme Balard discovered HOCl as the infection-fighting compound found naturally in the white blood cells of the human body. It has been used in the medical field for over a century. Before antibiotics were available, HOCl was used to irrigate and disinfect wounds in World War I. It is now used in everyday settings including daycare centers, hospitals, and even produce sections in grocery stores.
Comparison with Conventional Disinfectants
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- Evaluation of bactericidal activity of Sterloc 100 in food, industrial, domestic, and institutional areas.
- An ınvestigation into the in-vitro effectiveness of electrolyzed water against various micro-organisms.
- Effectiveness of electrolyzed water as a sanitizer for treating different surfaces.
- Sanitizing effectiveness of commercial “active water” technologies on Escherichia coli O157: H7, Salmonella enterica, and Listeria monocytogenes.
- Inactivation of Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus on stainless steel and glass surfaces by neutral electrolyzed water.
- Effect of Weak Acid Hypochlorous Solution on Selected Viruses and Bacteria of Laboratory Rodents.
- Virucidal effect of acidic electrolyzed water and neutral electrolyzed water on avian influenza viruses.
- Inactivation of a hepadnavirus by electrolyzed acid water.
- Evaluation of sprayed hypochlorous acid solutions for their virucidal activity against avian influenza virus through in vitro experiments.
- Virucidal effect of acidic electrolyzed water and neutral electrolyzed water on avian influenza viruses.
- Endoscope contamination from HBV- and HCV-positive patients and evaluation of a cleaning/disinfecting method using strongly acidic electrolyzed water.
- Evaluation of sprayed hypochlorous acid solutions for their virucidal activity against avian influenza virus through in vitro experiments.
- Evaluation of fungicidal or yeasticidal activity of Sterloc 100 used in food, industrial, domestic, and institutional areas.
- Fungicidal efficiency of electrolyzed oxidizing water on Candida albicans and its biochemical mechanism.
- Disinfection effect and its mechanism of electrolyzed oxidizing water on spores of Bacillus subtilis var. niger.
- Fungal Infections Following Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis Implantation: Literature Review and In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Hypochlorous Acid.