Measurement of antiviral activity on plastics and other non-porous surfaces

Abstract

Antibacterial-treated porous and non-porous products have been widely accepted and used among general consumers as their new choices to purchase for the additional function, which are different from what traditional materials had in terms of material protection. Recently, antiviral-treated porous and non-porous products have been also in the market. The measuring test method of antibacterial activity on non-porous products is described in ISO 22196. The measuring test method of antibacterial activity on porous products (textiles) is described in ISO 20743. The measuring test method of antiviral activity on porous products (textiles) is described in ISO 18184. This document is the test method of antiviral activity on non-porous products. It is written based on ISO 22196 and ISO 18184. In ISO 22196, the scope has been expanded to include surfaces made of plastics and other non-porous materials, thus this document is intended to be applicable to products such as plastics, coating materials, ceramics, natural and artificial leathers, stainless, rubbers, etc.