Abstract
An antimicrobial-surface kinetic test which maximizes probability of cell-to-surface contact has been developed. The measurement of rate of kill by a nonleaching antimicrobial surface is based on the number of surviving bacterial cells at specific times of exposure to various amounts of total treated surface area of test substrate. This method gives information for direct comparison of rate of kill for a variety of antimicrobial surfaces in terms of rate of kill per square centimeter of surface area. Data obtained by this method can also give valuable dose response application information as an indication of the exponential efficiency of concentration in terms of treated surface area.
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