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Evaluation of antimicrobial activity according to
regulation ASTM E2149 – 01
Client: Ponte Giulio
Final Report
Date 31/01/2008
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Index
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... 3
Method ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Test results............................................................................................................................................ 3
Conclusions.......................................................................................................................................... 4
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Introduction
This report describes the results of antimicrobial tests carried out on PVC casings with Ionpure
antimicrobial agent additives utilized by Ponte Giulio for casings for its supporting rails. For
completeness, test results made on non-additive PVC and steel samples shall also be presented.
The tests were carried out at ISRIM laboratories from 17/12/07 to 20/12/07 (PVC tests) and from
10/01/08 to 18/01/08 (comparative steel tests).
Method
American regulation ASTM E2149 – 01, Standard Methods for Determining the Antimicrobial
Activity of Immobilized Antimicrobial Agents Under Dynamic Contact Conditions, provides for the
use of bacterial strain Klebsiella pneumoniae DSM 789 (ATCC 4352), a gram-negative bacteria of
the Enterobacteriaceae family, responsible for skin, respiratory, intestinal, urinary and bile
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