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PurposeDescribe how SparGuard and Containment Filter Technologies products can add additional protection capability. Determine if there is a good fit between your needs and our offerings, and if we should move forward.

Agenda: Introduction Product Overview Proposed solutions / business opportunities Questions Next Steps

Antimicrobial Technology SparGuard protects virtually all solid surfaces and fabrics from a broad array of disease and odor causing micro-organisms, including all forms of MRSA.

SparGuard inhibits biological growth on treated surfaces for as long as 90 days. On surfaces with little or no friction the molecule will bind for years.

Safe, effective and easy to useWorks on virtually all surfaces and fabricsCan be mixed with other cleaning agentsKeeps laundry from spreading microorganismsNeutralizes and prevents offensive odorsStops mold and mildewCost savingsLong-lastingMultiple application methodsEPA registeredPatented Technology

Why Use SparGuard

Infection is the #1 cause of death worldwide and the #3 cause of death in USA.Superbug mutations caused by sterilants, chemicals.25 years ago, 80% of infection was controlled by antibiotics. Today, less than 50% of infections are deemed controllable. Health problems caused by the growth of bacteria, fungi, algae, mold, and mildew in living and work areas are ever-increasing. Mold is more lethal than asbestos and more prevalent.

Superbugs are on the rise

SparGuard - A Micro-biostatic Surface ProtectantMicrobes land on the surface protectantMicrobes membranes are ruptured by the surface protectant and dieSurface remains poised to kill next microbeNot a leaching poison, does not use depleting heavy metals Continues to protect in-between cleaningsColorless and odorless Water-based, easy to handle and low risk for workers to use

How it WorksElectron Microscope View FungiAspergillus flarresAsperg illus flavusAspergillus nigerAsperg illus sydowlAsperg illus terreusAspergillus versicolorAureobasidium pullulansChaetomium globosumCephaldascus fragansGloeophyllum trabeumPenicillium ch rysogenumPenicillium funiculosumPenicillium pinophilumPenicillium variabilePoria placentaPullularia pullulansTrichoderm sp. madison P-42Trichoderma vi rideTrichophyton interdigitalTrichophyton mentagrophytes

YeastCandida al bicansCandida pseudotropicallsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeAlgaeAnabaena cylindricaChlorophyta (green) protococcusChlorophyta (green) selenastrum gracileChlorophyta (green) sp.Chlorophyta (yellow-green) sp.Chrysophyta (brown)Cyanophyta (blue-green) anabaenaCyanophyta (blue-green) oscillatoriaCyanophyta (blue-green) sp.Gonium sp. (strain LB 9c)Pleuroccus sp. (strain LB 11)Selenastrum gracileBacteria (gram positive)Bacillus sp. (vegetative cell)Bacillus subtilisEnterococcus sp.Micrococcus luteaMicrococcus sp.Staphylococcus aureusStaphylococcus epidermidisSt reptococcus faecalisStreptococcus mutansStreptococcus pyogenesnclnerwDacrer calcwacencus

Bacteria (gram negative)Aerobacter aerogenesAeromonas hydrophilaCitrobacter deversusCitrobacter freundiiEnterobacter aglomeransEnterobacter cloacaeEscherichia coliKlebsiel laoxytocaKlebsiella pneumoniaeMorganella morganiiMycobacterium tuberculosisProteus mirabilisProteus vulgarisPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas fluorescensPseudomonas putidaSalmonella chloeraesiusSalmonella typhiSalmonella typhimuriumSalmonella typhosaSerratia liquifaciensSerratia marcescensTreponema hyodysen teriaeXanthomonas campestrisa.

Partial list of microbial controlSpray it on or wash it in.Becomes active within 3 minutes of application and starts to work as soon as micro-organisms come into contact with the treated surface.It then works continuously to maintain a consistently lower bio-burden than would be expected on a surface not protected by SparGuard. Normal cleaning of the treated surfaces is necessary in order for SparGuards antimicrobial spikes to continue their effectiveness. Dirt build-up, paint, dead microbes, etc. can cover the treatment, preventing it from killing micro-organisms.

SparGuard Usage

An independent, long-term hospital study showed that SparGuard reduced microbe counts in many cases by over 99% on fabrics and other surfaces (Study is available upon request.)

SparGuard has been shown to significantly reduce the staph counts and subsequent staph infections on oil rigs.

SparGuard treatment increases the longevity of fabrics, as recognized by the EPA, as it inhibits deterioration caused by bacteria.

SparGuard Laundry TreatmentSparGuard and Fabric Softener Combined

Items normally launderedFabrics that cant be tracked or have high turnoverUse every wash -Add 1% of the weight of the fabric being washed.Use in every wash and BioProtect 500 protection increases, as shown in a study (Study is available upon request.)Only $0.02 -$.03 per pound Items not regularly laundered and/or cant be laundered Curtains, room dividers, and upholstered furniture.Fabrics that can be tracked such as an individual uniformsOne Time Usage - Add 5% of the weight of the fabric being washed. Its 5% active ingredient used one-time gives antimicrobial protection for the useful life of the fabric.Only $0.10 -$0.15 per pound

BioProtect 500 Laundry TreatmentBioProtect 500 and Fabric Softener Combined

From CBS News Link available upon requestScientists swabbed 43 hospital curtains twice a week for three weeks. They analyzed 180 samples, and found germs on 119. Twenty-six percent of curtains tested positive for the potentially deadly antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria known as MRSA, and 44 percent tested positive for a form of Enterococcus bacteria - some of which were antibiotic resistant.Researchers also placed 13 new curtains in a hospital for the study. Within a week, 12 were contaminated. SparGuard Hospital Study Microbial Counts: Baseline - 2/25/103100Follow-Up 3/21/10 >10Follow-Up 3/30/10 10Through June 2010 >10

Case Study privacy curtains

Cardinal Health believes at least 18% of hospital-acquired infections are airborne

2009 ASHRAE study clearly identifies a series of pathogens that move through the air and through HVAC systems

AdenovirusInfluenza virusRebeola virusMeningococcal DiseaseMumps virus Pertussis Parvovirus B19 Respiratory Syncitial Virus Rubella virus Tuberculosis

Disease Spreads through the air

New technology low cost clean air New synthetic filter media with efficiencies to H.E.P.A. 99.97% @ .1 micron.Soft flexible pad with a very low static pressure. Easily installed and removed Requires no retrofit to the HVAC main system.Attach via double sided tape over every return vent. Drastically reduces the transmission of the particles from dust to sub-micron sized particles (mold, fungi, viruses and microbes)No capital cost for the system (cost can be transferred directly to patients)Rough cost - between .20 cents to $2.00 dollars per 1000 square feet per dayContainment filters ability to filter virus size particles from the air

Questions?More Information?Jimmy MoralesTexas BioGuard

Office: 866-505-7505

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