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BS ISO 4768:2023

$102.76

Measurement method of anti-biofilm activity on plastic and other non-porous surface

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BSI 2023 20
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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 National foreword
6 Foreword
7 Introduction
9 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Materials
4.1 Bacterial strain to be used for the tests
10 4.2 Reagents
4.3 Culture media and solution
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Nutrient agar (NA)
4.3.3 Suspension medium-1/5 Tryptic soy broth (1/5TSB)
4.3.4 Plate count agar
4.3.5 Slant culture medium
4.3.6 0,1 % Crystal violet aqueous solution
11 4.3.7 1,0 % Sodium dodecyl sulfate aqueous solution
5 Apparatus
12 6 Sterilization of apparatus and storage of stock cultures
6.1 Dry-heat sterilization
6.2 High-pressure steam sterilization
6.3 Preparation of glassware
6.4 Maintenance of stock cultures
7 Procedure
7.1 Biofilm formation on the surface of the test specimens
7.1.1 Pre-culture of bacteria
7.1.2 Preparation of test specimens
13 7.1.3 Preparation of the inoculated incubating medium
7.1.4 Inoculation of test specimens
7.1.5 Incubation of the inoculated test specimens
14 7.2 Determination of the amount of biofilm
7.2.1 First washing of test specimens
7.2.2 Staining of test specimens with crystal violet
7.2.3 Second washing of test specimens
7.2.4 Biofilm recovery from test specimens
15 7.2.5 Absorbance measurement
7.3 Determining the viable bacteria count
8 Expression of results
8.1 Conditions for valid test
16 8.2 Calculation of anti-biofilm activity on the basis of absorption spectrum method for anti-biofilm materials
8.3 Effectiveness of the anti-biofilm agent
9 Repeatability and reproducibility
10 Test report
17 Annex A (informative) Repeatability and reproducibility
19 Bibliography
BS ISO 4768:2023
$102.76