Chlorine Dioxide: Clinical Analyzer Decontamination

What is Selective MicroClean?

Selective MicroClean is a >99% pure solution of chlorine dioxide in water. Selective MicroClean is produced by a patented micro-reactor sachet designed to generate a specific amount of chlorine dioxide when immersed in water. Selective Micro Technologies incorporates the micro-reactor technology into simple-to-use products.

What are the uses for Selective MicroClean on analyzers?

Selective MicroClean can be used for regular maintenance, cleaning, and decontamination of clinical analyzers to remove organic matter from fluid lines and reservoirs.

Why use Selective MicroClean over alternative treatments?

Selective MicroClean is a fast-working, effective, non-corrosive1, and extremely quick-rinsing alternative to other decontamination agents on the market today. Chlorine dioxide has less than ½ the oxidation potential of ozone, and 36% lower than bleach making it less corrosive. However, because each chlorine dioxide molecule can gain 5 electrons through oxidation, it has a higher oxidizing capacity than bleach, ozone, or peroxide. In other words, chlorine dioxide has more capacity to remove organic matter. In addition, because it is more selective to key organics, it is less corrosive to system components prone to oxidation. Finally, because chlorine dioxide is a true gas in water, Selective MicroClean will rapidly rinse from the system, typically within one to two volumes of rinse water, leaving no residue.

Has chlorine dioxide been used before?

Chlorine dioxide has been recognized as an effective biocide for decades, and is used in a range of hygiene-related applications worldwide. Municipal water systems have used chlorine dioxide to treat drinking water for over 50 years.

Why couldn’t I use Chlorine Dioxide until now?

Selective MicroClean incorporates recently-introduced, patented technology that makes generating pure chlorine dioxide on-site very simple. Until now, chlorine dioxide could only be produced by complicated, expensive chemical generators or from low-purity “stabilized” solutions. The expense of complex capital equipment and the corrosiveness and low purity of “stabilized” solutions inhibited the development of many professional and consumer point-of-use applications.