Patent · US Expired

Method for determining the disinfecting effect of a disinfectant and a test strip suitable therefor

US4847197A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien · DE

Inventors

Klaus-Peter Bansemir · Langenfeld, DE
Hans-Joachim Grege · Goldkronach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 2, 1988
Grant date	Jul 11, 1989
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 2, 2008

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S435/805
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for determining the disinfecting effect of a disinfectant, in which the disinfectant is applied to filter paper, polulated with luminescent or luminous bacteria, with a number average pore size of 6 to 8.mu. and the reduction in luminescence or luminous power is compared with that of untreated areas of the filter paper. This method provides a rapid and uncomplicated, qualitative or quantitative determination of the effectiveness of a disinfectant.

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