CTi has developed a new line of “Antibacterial Patch Cord” with protection against bacteria, and made its debut in Q3, 2021, as response to the raising awareness of environmental hygiene.

This new series is designed to meet the needs for food, medical, and environmental fields with high hygiene standards, suitable for health institutions, patient rooms and similar deployment areas which have an inherent risk of infection. The entire patch cord assembly, including LAN cable jacket, RJ45 connectors and, strain relief boots, is added with antibacterial agent against bacteria growth, and also proven by SGS, well-known 3rd party test lab, in accordance with ISO 22196:2011 to be more than 99.9% effective in inhibiting “Staphylococcus Aureus (ATCC 6538p)” and “Escherichia coli (ATCC 8739)”