Environmental and Experimental Factors Affecting Efficacy Testing of Nonporous Plastic Antimicrobial Surfaces
- Submitting institution
-
Manchester Metropolitan University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 1849
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
-
10.3390/mps1040036
- Title of journal
- Methods and Protocols
- Article number
- -
- First page
- 1
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 4
- ISSN
- 2409-9279
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- October
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
-
https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9279/1/4/36
- Supplementary information
-
-
- Request cross-referral to
- -
- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
- -
- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
-
5
- Research group(s)
-
D - Surface Engineering
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This paper, the first to explore the impact of drying time in different conditions, was used as evidence to decide the priorities of antimicrobial performance assessment as part of the EU COST action 15114. It also led to funding from the International Biodeterioration Research Group for a PhD student to investigate and understand the impact of drying time on antimicrobial testing methods. In addition, the paper forms part of the evidence base for the BSI committee CH/216/0-/01 Anti-microbial Hard Surfaces – both of which aims to better inform policy and national standards on a new approach to testing antimicrobial materials.
- Author contribution statement
- -
- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
- -