EN16615 is a standard test method for Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. It is a quantitative test method for the evaluation of bactericidal and yeasticidal activity on non-porous surfaces with mechanical action employing wipes and mops in the medical area (4- field test, phase 2, step 2)

EN16615, provides the test method closest to the practical use of disinfectants because it incorporates the action of wiping the disinfectant onto a surface. As the method was initially intended to test disinfectant and antiseptic wipes in the medical area, This study has been conducted using EN 16615 methodology with modification to include cleanroom relevant surfaces and organisms; Staphylococcus epidermidis (bacteria) and Bacillus subtilis (spore former).

Testing has been performed to represent small and large surface disinfection with wipes and mops and a variety of chemistries with varying modes of biocidal action.

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