Textiles and medical textiles analysis

Yarn/Fabric (cotton, nylon, viscose, woven, knitted, non woven) / medical textiles, etc.

Qualitative Antimicrobial Testing Standards
  • Antibacterial activity – Qualitative (AATCC 147)
  • Carpets - Single streak method (AATCC 174-1)
  • Textiles - parallel streak method (AATCC 174/100-1)
  • Diffusion on agar-agar (AATCC 90)
  • Antibacterial textiles/Diffusion on agar-agar (SN 195920)
  • Resistance to bacterial degradation (BS 6085-4)
  • Antibacterial textiles/Diffusion on agar-agar (EN ISO 20645)
  • Synthetics - Assessment of bacterial resistance (agar-agar)/(ISO 846 Method C)
Quantitative Antimicrobial Testing Standards
  • Antibacterial activity - Quantitative (AATCC 100)
  • Carpets - AATCC 174-2
  • Antibacterial textiles - JIS L 1902
  • Dynamic Contact - ASTM E 2149
  • Antibacterial Textiles - AATCC 100-2
Qualitative Determination of Antifungal Activity
  • Mildew and rot resistance (AATCC 30-2)
  • Carpets - Mildew and rot resistance (AATCC 174-3)
  • Determination of antifungal activity (agar-agar) (BS 6085-3)
  • Determination of antifungal activity (agar-agar) (SN 195921
  • Determination of antifungal activity (agar-agar) (EN 14119-B2)
  • Fungal activity on textiles (SN 14119-A1/B1)
  • Synthetics - Determination of antifungal activity (agar-agar) ISO 846 - Method A and Method B
Soil Burial Test
  • Soil Burial (AATCC 30-1)
Barrier of microorganisms
  • Resistance to wet bacterial penetration (ISO/DIS 22610)
  • Resistance to penetration by biologically contaminated particles (ISO 22611)
  • Resistance to penetration by biologically contaminated aerosols (ISO/DIS 22611)
Antimicrobial Testing Standards For Surgical Cloths
  • Microbiological Cleanliness (EN 1174-2 5.2.4.2)
  • Cleanliness particular matter (ISO 9073-10 adapted)
  • Linting ISO 9073-10 adapted)
  • Tensile strength - Dry &Wet (EN 29073-3)
  • Bursting Strength - Dry (EN ISO 13938-1)
  • Bursting Strength - Wet (EN ISO 13938-1 / EN 29073-3)
  • Resistance to liquid penetration (EN 20811 / ISO 811)
  • Resistance to dry microbial penetration (ISO 22612)
  • Resistance to wet microbial penetration (ISO/DIS 22610)
Antimicrobial Properties
  • Antibacterial activity
  • Antifungal activity
  • Soil burial test
  • Bacterial bioburden test
  • Strength retention test
Water Repellant / Blood Repellency test
  • Impact penetration test
  • Spray test
Dye Cross Linking Test
  • Cuen rating test
  • Formaldehyde release assay
Fastness properties
  • Acidic perspiration
  • Alkaline perspiration
  • Colour fastness
Physical Properties
  • Tear strength
  • Tensile strength
Functional properties
  • Bending length
  • Bending modulus
  • Bending rigidity
Advanced Textile Finishing
  • Nanoencapsulation of herbal substrates
  • Antimicrobial finishing
  • Mosquito repellency test
  • Wash durability test