AATCC 174 Antimicrobial Activity Assessment of Carpets

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AATCC 174 Document Information:

Title
Antimicrobial Activity Assessment of Carpets

The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists

Publication Date:
Jan 1, 1992

Scope:

Purpose and Scope

This test method is designed to determine the antimicrobial activity of new carpet materials and consists of three procedures:

A qualitative antibacterial assessment.

A quantitative antibacterial assessment.

A qualitative antifungal assessment.

This test method may also be used to evaluate the effect of a cleaning process (agreed upon by the interested parties) on the antimicrobial resistance of carpets.

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