Certified Reference Material for ISO 22196 – Antimicrobial Plastic Test
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This product includes the world’s first Certified Reference Material (CRM) designed for use as a Test Control in performance of the standard ISO 22196 test method. Each unit consists of a sample set of both Treated (orange) and Untreated (blue) Test Controls, which are intended to guarantee the highest quality of antimicrobial method performance available and to validate proper ISO 17025 test performance.
CRMs are innovative reference standards developed from decades of antimicrobial testing expertise in the global market and are accredited to the ISO 17034 standard. This accreditation requires the establishment of Certified Values through ISO 17025 accredited method performance.
ISO 22196 is a standard, globally recognized, antimicrobial surface test that performs the measurement of antibacterial activity on plastics and other non-porous surfaces. ISO 22196 is designed to test the test sample’s ability to kill or prevent the growth of microorganisms over a 24 hour period of contact. Standard antimicrobial testing for ISO 22196 is performed against Gram+ and Gram- organisms, S. aureus and E. coli.
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Product Performance
Representative images of ISO 22196 Certified Reference Materials before and after test.
Treated Control (Orange) & Untreated Control (Blue).
Certified Values of Available Products
Certified Values for this product are derived through a calculation of the reduction of bacteria on a test sample after a 24 hour incubation period – Utilizing the equations described in ISO 22196.
Treated Test Controls
- Reduction of 99% of bacteria or greater (a.k.a. 2 Log Reduction)
Untreated Test Controls
- No reduction of the bacteria
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