Evolving fire safety regulations for building materials and the growing material need to comply with sanitation standards drive designers and maintenance managers in hospitals as well as public facilities to look for new ways to enhance public safety. SABIC is helping customers to meet these challenges by introducing a new LEXAN™ CLINIWALL™ sheet solution for clean room surfaces and interior wall cladding applications in public facilities and hospitals. This opaque, low-gloss PC/ABS blend solid sheet portfolio delivers high strength and stain resistance to blood, iodine, rubber gasket marks and other common stains in hospitals and public facilities. It also offers excellent chemical resistance to most of the cleaning agents including disinfectant Isopropanol (rubbing alcohol), helping save significant maintenance costs.
POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS :
Interior wall cladding of healthcare facilities such as hospitals, clinics, homes for the elderly, sterile rooms and laboratories.
Industrial facilities such as clean rooms, industrial kitchens, refrigeration rooms, storage areas.
Public facilities such as schools, kindergartens, restrooms, airports, bus stops, train stations, sport centres, or any other surrounds where there is a desire to reduce the potential transference of pathogens
KEY BENEFITS:ENVIRONMENT – non-chlorinated and non-brominated product
ANTI-BACTERIAL PROPERTIES – for specific grades
EXCELLENT RESISTANCE – to chemicals, including stain of blood and urine
EASY TO CLEAN AND DISINFECT – withstands repeated cleaning with common hospital cleaning agents
HIGH IMPACT STRENGTH AND SCRATCH RESISTANCE – virtually unbreakable and resistant to abrasion
EASY TO FORM AND INSTALL – even for existing buildings
FIRE SAFETY AND EXCELLENT SMOKE PERFORMANCE – B-s1-d0 rating according to
European EN 13501-1 standard
DURABILITY -10 year written limited warranty
Based on high-performance LEXAN™ resin which is a polycarbonate (PC) material and ULTEM™ resin which is a polyetherimide (PEI) material, SABIC’s engineering plastics solid sheet portfolio helps customers develop lightweight, durable parts with tailor-made performance across a wide variety of industries. These include aerospace, transportation, electrical and electronics, building and construction, material handling, telecommunications and industrial machines industries, among others.