BS ISO 4768:2023
$102.76
Measurement method of anti-biofilm activity on plastic and other non-porous surface
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
BSI | 2023 | 20 |
PDF Catalog
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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 |