Method for Testing the Antimicrobial Character of the Materials and Their Fitting to the Scope

Abstract

With the advent of antimicrobial materials, it has become a necessity to develop methods for determining their antimicrobial nature. Due to the novelty of the concept, new methods have been developed and those already implemented are in a continuous process of improvement. This paper gives an overview of the methods and can be seen as a guide, so that the applied testing methodology is optimally applied, depending on the nature of the antimicrobial material sought and thus adequate for its intended purpose.