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CLAREX Anti-Bacterial Acrylic Sheets (AB)

Hygienic, optical-grade acrylic sheets with a surface coating that inhibits bacterial reproduction.

CLAREX anti-bacterial (AB) acrylic is a hygienic window and cover sheet designed for high-touch, high-visibility environments. It features a unique surface coating that inhibits the reproduction of bacteria on the surface, helping support cleaner touchpoints on displays, panels, and protective viewing windows.

Built for real-world use, CLAREX AB also offers scratch resistance and chemical resistance to stand up to routine cleaning and frequent handling. This makes it a strong fit for public-facing equipment and medical or laboratory settings where clarity, durability, and hygiene all matter.

  • Prevents Bacterial Growth on Surfaces – Helps inhibit bacterial reproduction on the sheet surface for cleaner, more hygienic touchpoints.
  • High Optical Clarity and Transmission – Excellent light transmission and visual clarity for display, viewing, and filter applications.
  • Scratch-Resistant Durability – More resistant to surface wear to help maintain appearance and performance over time.
  • Impact-Resistant Performance – Built to handle demanding public-facing, industrial, and high-traffic environments.
  • Reduced Glare Option – Available with a non-glare texture to minimize reflections and improve visibility under bright lighting.
  • Custom Color Matching Available – Color can be matched to your requirements for branded, coded, or design-specific applications.
  • Touch panels and interactive displays
  • Kiosk and self-service terminal front panels
  • ATM and payment terminal front panels
  • Medical device displays, control panels, and equipment faceplates
  • Diagnostic equipment windows and display covers
  • Laboratory instrument panels, housings, and viewing windows
  • Transit ticketing machines and public information displays
  • 0.2mm
  • 1.5mm
  • 0.3mm
  • 2.0mm
  • 0.4mm
  • 2.5mm
  • 0.5mm
  • 3.0mm
  • 0.6mm
  • 3.5mm
  • 0.7mm
  • 4.0mm
  • 0.8mm
  • 4.5mm
  • 1.0mm
  • 5.0mm
  • 1.2mm
  • Custom
  • Standard sheet: 400 × 550 mm
  • Custom sizes: Maximum dimensions depend on application. Contact us for options

Anti-bacterial sheets can be fabricated and finished to customer specifications for optical and protective components.

Customization

Custom sheets & parts to meet the needs of your applications.

Build your own sheets. CLAREX anti-bacterial acrylic can be fully customized to meet your application requirements. Select thickness, formulation, additives, pigments, surface textures (including non-glare), and surface or optical coatings for both low-volume programs and full-scale production to create acrylic sheets tailored to your application.

Typical lead time is 4–8 weeks. Finished parts and assemblies can also be fabricated to specification.

Fabrication
Protective Masking
Front Optical Coating
Front Mechanical Coating
Base Substrate
Front Surface Texture
Rear Surface Texture
Rear Mechanical Coating
Rear Optical Coating
Protective Masking

PRODUCT SPECS

Anti-Bacterial Acrylic Performance

These performance results demonstrate the effectiveness of the anti-bacterial surface coating in suppressing bacterial growth on high-touch acrylic surfaces. CLAREX anti-bacterial acrylic is commonly specified in applications where hygiene standards, surface durability, and optical clarity must be maintained simultaneously.

TEST ITEMSTEST METHOD
(JIS)
AM VALUE
MRSAZ28015
Staphylococcus AureusZ28014
O-157Z28016
Escherichia ColiZ28016
*Antimicrobial activity value of 2 or more considered to be anti-bacterial.
These are the measured value of CLAREX 001 3.0mm thickness sheet, and are not for guarantee.

PRODUCT Properties

The physical, mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties of CLAREX anti-bacterial acrylic support reliable performance in demanding environments, including public-facing interfaces, medical equipment, and industrial display systems.

Both standard and hard-coated grades provide consistent optical performance while offering resistance to chemicals, temperature variation, and surface wear.

PROPERTYMETHODUNITNORMAL GRADEHARD COAT GRADE
Total Light TransmittanceASTM D-1003%
Specific GravityASTM D-7921.191.19
OPTICAL
Refractive IndexASTM D-5421.491.49 (1.54)
MECHANICAL
ElongationASTM D-638%55
Tensile Rupture StrengthASTM D-638kg/cm2750650
Flexural Rupture StrengthASTM D-790kg/cm21200800
THERMAL
Heat Distortion TemperatureASTM D-648°C108110
Maximum Recommended Continuous Temperature°C8080
*Available with higher temperature ratings upon request, 90-95 °C
Coefficient of Thermal ExpansionASTM D-696cm/cm/ºC7 x 10-57 x 10-5
Specific HeatASTM D-638cal/grºC0.35350.35
DURABILITY
Heat Resistance80ºC x 100hrNo ChangeNo Change
Cold Resistance-40ºC x 100hrNo ChangeNo Change
Humidity Resistance60ºC x 90% x 100hrNo ChangeNo Change
Thermal Cycle-40ºC <> 80ºC (10 cycles)No ChangeNo Change
ELECTRICAL
Surface Resistivityw10^1610^16
CHEMICAL
Methyl Alcohol (50%)No ChangeNo Change
Ethyl Alcohol (50%)No ChangeNo Change
Soap Aqua SolutionNo ChangeNo Change
TolueneDissolvedNo Change
AcetoneDissolvedNo Change
BenzeneSwollenNo Change
Ethylene DichlorideDissolvedNo Change
OTHER
Pencil Hardness2H>6H
AdhesionK-5400100/100
FLAMMABILITY
Fire ResistivityUL standard>=0.8mm Thickness94HB94HB