Scope
Fine ceramics – Determination of the antiviral activity of semiconducting photocatalytic materials under indoor lighting environment.
Product that can be tested
Non-porous indoor-light-active photocatalytic materials used in construction materials in flat sheet, board or plate shape.
Description of Test
- The test method provides a quantitative evaluation of the antiviral activity of indoor-light-active photocatalytic materials by exposing the test material to an appropriate virus for 2-8 hours under a halophosphate fluorescent lamp at a predefined intensity.
- Tests are run in triplicate for treated and untreated materials under the light and in the dark.
- The test method has been written for use with the bacteriophage Q-beta, but the protocol can be adapted for use with other biosafety level 2 viruses/bacteriophages.
Third Party Validation
On passing this test, the tested product can be labelled as having been tested by airmid to ISO 18071:2014 in support of any claim relating to the test and data received.
Turnaround Time
4 – 6 weeks