What is ISO 23641 about?

ISO 23641 discusses about Flexible cellular polymeric materials.

ISO 23641 specifies a method of determining the antibacterial effectiveness of open-cell flexible cellular polymeric antibacterial treated materials, including their intermediate and final products.

ISO 23641 defines terms and definitions used in the standard and different test methods to judge criteria of antibacterial effectiveness.

Note 1: ISO 23641 is suitable for flexible cellular polymeric materials because the test procedure enables the test inoculum to efficiently contact with the surface of open cell in the flexible cellular polymeric materials.

Who is ISO 23641 for?

ISO 23641 on antibacterial effectiveness in flexible cellular polymeric materials is useful for:

Manufacturers of polymeric materials
Entities dealing with polymeric materials
Testing laboratories

Why should you use ISO 23641?

Products with a label or marking tag of antibacterial treatment, such as kitchen sponge cleaners, mattresses, pillows and sofas, are available in markets worldwide.

The material used for these products is usually a flexible cellular polymeric foam treated with antibacterial agents available in the markets.

ISO 23641 gives you a specific procedure that has been developed and adopted for the test bacteria can efficiently make contact with the open cell surface of the flexible cellular polymeric test specimens.

ISO 23641 will help you to know whether these products have the appropriate quality of antibacterial effectiveness, as it talks about the porosity of the material, efficient contact between a testing bacterial suspension and the material, which is critical in an evaluation of the effectiveness of antibacterial treatment.

Thus, buyers of ISO 23641 can enhance the quality of flexible cellular polymeric materials, by determining the antibacterial effectiveness of open-cell flexible cellular polymeric antibacterial treated materials, including their intermediate and final products.

BS ISO 23641:2021

Flexible cellular polymeric materials. Determination of antibacterial effectiveness

Current, Under Review

Published:

30 Sep 2021