Tygon Antimicrobial Tubes!!!!

[wun911]

We can now get clear Tygon tubes that have antimicorbioal properties built into the tubes! So now days we dont need to add antimicorbial agents to our water cooling liquids!

Bacterial/fungal build up used to be a problem that I had untill I started using the 'TYGON Anti Microbial tubes'! These tubes are just as flexable as the old Tygon 3603 General Laboratory tubes and just as clear and just as chemical and heat resistant.

These tubes use sliver oxide and anit-microbial polymers... it is safe to use because people often use it in the food industry so no more dead cats and dogs!

If you guys are interested in buying some please look up in google:
"Saint-Gobain Preformance plastics"
they do however cost a ***** load of money....

[QuietIce]

It's not that new (2003): http://www.tygon.com/media/documents/S0000000000000001013/Antimicrobial.pdf

Even with the added properties I'm not sure it would be enough to STOP harmful growth ...

[jkresh]

have to wonder how much of the silver oxide would leak into the water, and how that would affect conductivity (electrical not thermal). Ie if you used those tubes with a nonconductive fluid (mct40,fluidxp,pciice...) how long would the fluid remane nonconductive (obviously even with regular tubes the fluid will eventualy pic up partciles from the blocks/radiator and loose its nonconductive properties, but how much faster would it be with these tubes)?

[Bad Maniac]

I can's see it being worth the money. Regular tubing + iodine will still be mucho dollars cheaper than this stuff. In our little specialist corner of the market, I dont think this one will be a hit ;)

[Deathknight]

have to wonder how much of the silver oxide would leak into the water, and how that would affect conductivity (electrical not thermal). Ie if you used those tubes with a nonconductive fluid (mct40,fluidxp,pciice...) how long would the fluid remane nonconductive (obviously even with regular tubes the fluid will eventualy pic up partciles from the blocks/radiator and loose its nonconductive properties, but how much faster would it be with these tubes)?

I don't even see how the speed that it becomes conductive at is even relevent. If a fluid will eventually become conductive you need to consider it as conductive right from the start. the nonconductive properties of these fluids is nothing more than a marketing gimmic.

[wun911]

The lab that I work in purchased a box of this stuff for about 350 aus, inc tax. I think we just got about 40m of the stuff...

I only need about 3m for my loop....

Yep the tube has been around for a couple of years now but its new where I work and its "new" in Australia.

Does your iodine stain the tubes forever?