AATCC TM100 is one of the most commonly used testing methods for measuring antibacterial activity on finished textile products.

This method, developed in the 1960s and regularly updated, has now been updated to more accurately determine antimicrobial performance, with less environmental impact. This revised standard provides the industry with more consistent and consistent test results.

Thanks to the dedication and collaborative efforts, members of the Antimicrobial Committee, under the AATCC RA31 Committee, have been able to revise the AATCC TM100 standard. The committee reviewed the history of the method, common practice in many laboratories, and spent a lot of time exploring the issues of the test method and its impact on the change in results. Test results from many laboratories around the world.

They used the obtained problems to create a new method based on a modification from the old method, and now this method provides the industry with more reasonable and consistent test results. Committee member Robert Monticello of the International Antimicrobial Council said the changes "will help us better understand the antibacterial properties of the processed products when compared directly to the samples." untreated".

This revised AATCC TM100-2019 standard has eliminated variation on many important steps previously leading to changes in test results, even on identical substrates.

“This revised method, together with other standard documents, will allow a much clearer prediction of actual antimicrobial activity on a post-treatment product. We feel that this updated test method will lead to better repetition in laboratories and, more importantly, the ability to reproduce between laboratories, ”Mr. Monticello commented.

The AATCC TM100-2019 standard is now available on the AATCC website and will also be included in the AATCC 2020 Technical Manual, released in January 2020. Laboratories can assess the effectiveness of the standard. on antibacterial testing methods by participating in the AATCC Proficiency Testing Program. Register for a field trip to 2020 this month. Antibacterial module is distributed in April.

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