NORTHERN INDIA TEXTILE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, GHAZIABAD

ANTIMICROBIAL (ANTI BACTERIAL & ANTIFUNGAL) TESTING

S. No. Nature of Test Commonly used Test Method
(Test Parameter)
MICROBIOLOGY RELATED TEST

A. Anti Bacterial Evaluation test

1. Antimicrobial Finishes on AATCC 100

Textile materials:
Assessment
-Staphylococcus aureus
ATCC No 6538
-Klebsiella pneumonia ATCC
No 4352

2. Antimicrobial Activity AATCC 147

Assessment of Textile
Materials: Parallel Streak
method
3. Antimicrobial Activity AATCC 174
Assessment of new carpet
i. Qualitative
assessment
ii. Quantitative
assessment
4. Antibacterial activity AATCC 90
assessment of textile
materials: Agar plate method
5. Determination of ISO 20743
antibacterial activity of textile
product
6. Measurement of antibacterial ISO 22196
activity on plastics and other
non-porous surface
7. Determination of ISO 20645
antibacterial activity of textile
product- Agar diffusion plate
test
8. To evaluate the antibacterial JIS L 1902
efficacy of antibacterial
finished textile product
9. To determine the resistance IS 16548, ISO 22612
to dry bacterial penetration

B. Antifungal Evaluation

10. To determine the AATCC 30- Part-1

degradability of textile
materials-Part-1

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NORTHERN INDIA TEXTILE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, GHAZIABAD
ANTIMICROBIAL (ANTI BACTERIAL & ANTIFUNGAL) TESTING
11. To evaluate the susceptibility AATCC 30- Part-2
of textile specimen against
fungal Chaetomium
globsum-Part-2
12. To evaluate the susceptibility AATCC 30- Part-3
of textile specimen against
fungal like Aspergillus
niger.-Part-3
13. Standard practice for ASTM G 21
determining resistance of
synthetic polymeric materials
to fungi
14. Detection of mildew /rot MIL-STD-810 F Method 508.5.1
proofness

Note:

Tests are being carried out as per IS, ASTM, DIN, ISO, BS, AATCC, EN, MIL, JIS Standards and any
other method as per the party’s request.

May also create facilities of tests other than above as per the requirement of parties.

Before sending the sample, please ensure that sample selected represents the lot.

For further necessary details please contact NITRA labs.