Determination of antibacterial activity of antiseptic biotextiles in vitro after standard washings
Lehmann, B.; Gille, Y.
Pathologie-Biologie 39(5): 539-542
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0369-8114 PMID: 1909020 Document Number: 375243
A method in vitro is developed for evaluating antibacterial activity of antiseptic "biotextiles". The latter are particular in that they possess remanent antimicrobial properties, given their ability to carry antiseptic molecules. The method has to detect and measure a potential activity, but also point out it's stability. The biotextile and an appropriated control were repeatedly washed, put in contact with reference bacterial strains and subsequently incubated. The survival bacteria are then plated and counted by method of successive dilution. Compared with the controls, all the washed biotextiles presented a significant activity.