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Chapter 4<br />

the surface the temperature is allowed to equilibrate to room temperature<br />

after which a small aliquot <strong>of</strong> the test disinfectant liquid (100µl) is placed<br />

on the face <strong>of</strong> the surface for 5 minutes. The surfaces are then placed in<br />

10ml <strong>of</strong> neutralizing agent with 5g <strong>of</strong> glass beads. The suspensions are<br />

shaken for 1 minute at 150 rpm and then used for serial dilutions (10 -3 —<br />

10 -6 ) followed by performing the pour plate technique with tryptone soy<br />

agar. Plates are incubated at 37°C for 24 hours. However the current CEN<br />

method EN13697:2001 [133] does not address the efficacy <strong>of</strong> disinfectants<br />

against bi<strong>of</strong>ilm. Due to the short contact time there is little opportunity for<br />

cells to initiate bi<strong>of</strong>ilm formation before disinfectant is applied. Therefore<br />

there are no guidelines to demonstrate the efficacy <strong>of</strong> disinfectant<br />

products against an established bi<strong>of</strong>ilm.<br />

4.1.3. The ASTM standards for evaluating disinfectant efficacy<br />

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) provides guidance<br />

and protocols for assessing the efficacy <strong>of</strong> disinfectants against established<br />

bacterial bi<strong>of</strong>ilms. There are currently two active standards (published in<br />

2012) in use for examining the efficacy <strong>of</strong> disinfectants against an<br />

established bi<strong>of</strong>ilm.<br />

The standard designated E2871-12 describes the method for evaluating<br />

efficacy <strong>of</strong> disinfectants against a P. aeruginosa bi<strong>of</strong>ilm grown in the CDC<br />

bi<strong>of</strong>ilm reactor (CBR) using a single tube method [125]. The method uses a<br />

similar procedure for cultivating a bi<strong>of</strong>ilm on surfaces as outlined in this<br />

thesis. The previously published ASTM method for growing the bi<strong>of</strong>ilm<br />

using this reactor (E2562) has also been published elsewhere [72, 204]. The<br />

method used for assessing the disinfectants differs from the method<br />

described in this thesis in the volume <strong>of</strong> disinfectants and neutralizing<br />

agents used. The standard protocol (E2871-12)[125] does not outline what<br />

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