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Analytical Testing
Standardized Testing
Reliable Results
Industry Leaders
The IAC collaborates closely with its members and leading standards organizations to refine existing test methods and advocate for the adoption of newly developed standards that have been rigorously validated through scientific research.
Microbiological Testing
The IAC uses standard test methods and modified test methods to meet the needs of its members, ensuring that the testing correlates to the conditions that their treated products will be exposed to in the real world. The objective is to help members develop modified test methods that are fit-for-purpose and that quickly, accurately and reproducibly measure the performance of antimicrobials on treated articles.
Odor Adsorption Testing
The IAC conducts standard, modified, and developing fit-for-purpose test methods tailored to the specific needs of various industries. We ensure that these methods accurately simulate real-world conditions and odors that treated products will face. By developing precise and relevant testing protocols, we validate the effectiveness of non-biocidal odor adsorption technologies and the associated claims.
Actionable Test Reports
When testing treated products for antimicrobial or odor control performance, the IAC delivers comprehensive and actionable reports to its customers. In many cases this may require a significant amount of information about the treated product that includes the application method, active ingredient(s), fabric composition, fabric construction, consumer claims, and other chemical treatments on the treated article.
Antibacterial Test Methods
AATCC TM100 (Assessment of Antibacterial Finishes on Textile Materials)
AATCC TM147 (Parallel Streak Method for Antibacterial Activity Assessment of Textile Materials)
AATCC TM174 (Antimicrobial Activity Assessment of New Carpets)
ASTM E2149 (Standard Test Method for Determining the Antimicrobial Activity of Antimicrobial Agents Under Dynamic Contact Conditions)
ASTM E2180 (Standard Test Method for Determining the Activity of Incorporated Antimicrobial Agent(s) In Polymeric or Hydrophobic Materials)
ASTM E3160 (Standard Test Method for Quantitative Evaluation of the Antibacterial Properties of Porous Antibacterial Treated Articles)
ISO 20743 (Determination of antibacterial activity of textile products)
ISO 22196 (Measurement of antibacterial activity on plastics and other non-porous surfaces)
JIS L 1902 (Determination of antibacterial activity and efficacy of textile products)
IACM 0398 (Bacterial Identification by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry)
Odor Adsorption Test Methods
ISO 17299-2 (Determination of deodorant property of textile products, detector tube method)
ISO 17299-3 (Determination of deodorant property of textile products, gas chromatography method)
AATCC TM211 (Reduction of Bacterial Odor on Antibacterial -Treated Textiles)
AATCC TM216 (Test Method for Measuring the Odor Adsorbency of Textile Materials Using a Representative Malodor of Human Origin)
IACM 0710 (IAC Standard Test Method for the Qualitative Evaluation of Odor on Textiles)
Antifungal Test Methods
AATCC TM30, Part III (Antifungal Activity on Textile Material)
ASTM D2020, Method A (Standard Test Methods for Mildew Resistance of Paper and Paperboard)
ASTM G21 (Determining Resistance of Synthetic Polymeric Materials to Fungi)
ASTM E3227 (Standard Test Practice for Qualitative Assessment of Antifungal Activity on Textiles)
IACM 0498 (Fungal Identification by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry)
IACM 0499 (Fungal Identification by Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequencing)
Antiviral Test Methods
ISO 18184 (Determination of antiviral activity of textile products)
ISO 21702 (Measurement of antiviral activity on plastics and other non-porous surfaces)
Durability Test Methods
ASTM E3162 (Standard Practice Measuring the Durability of Antibacterial Agents Applied to Textiles under Simulated Home Laundering Conditions)
AATCC TM61, Method 2a (Test Method for Colorfastness to Laundering: Accelerated)
Treatment Level Validation Test Methods
IACM 0210 (Colorimetric Test for Silver Antimicrobials on Textiles)
IACM 0220 (Qualitative Evaluation of Silane Quaternary Amines on Textiles)
IACM 0221 (Quantitative Evaluation of Silane Quaternary Amines on Textiles)
IACM 0222 (Quantitative Evaluation of Odor Adsorption Technologies on Textiles)
IACM 0999 (Quantitative Evaluation of Chemical Elements on Textiles)