Designation:E2922−15StandardGuideforTheUseofStandardTestMethodsandPracticesforEvaluatingAntibacterialActivityonTextiles1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2922;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideprovidesuserswithanindexofproceduresintheformoftestmethods,practices,andrelatedinternationaldocumentsthatarecurrentlyusedinthetextileindustryfordeterminingantibacterialpropertiesofantimicrobialtreatedtextilearticles.Thisguideisnotconsideredasall-inclusiveforantimicrobialtestingproceduresrelatedtotextiles.1.2ThisguideidentifiessomeexistingASTMandotherindustrystandardtestmethodsapplicablefortestingtheantibacterialperformanceontextilesanddiscussesoptionswithineachmethodthathavebeenusedtoaddressspecificend-useperformanceexpectations.1.3Thisguideisintendedtoassisttestingfacilitiesindeterminingwhichtestmethodsareappropriateforwhichtreatedarticlesbasedontypeofantimicrobialactiveinvolved(diffusibleversusnon-diffusible),natureoftestfabric,andexpectedenduse.1.4Thetestmethodsindicatedinthisguideshouldbeperformedonlybythosetrainedinmicrobiologicaltechniques,arefamiliarwithtextileantimicrobialagentsandwiththeenduseexposuresoftheantimicrobialtreatedtextilematerial.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E2149TestMethodforDeterminingtheAntimicrobialAc-tivityofAntimicrobialAgentsUnderDynamicContactConditionsE2180TestMethodforDeterminingtheActivityofIncor-poratedAntimicrobialAgent(s)InPolymericorHydro-phobicMaterialsE2722TestMethodforUsingSeeded-AgarfortheScreen-ingAssessmentofAntimicrobialActivityinFabri...
