TESTING SERVICES

Test requirements are determined by the type of product being tested as well as the desired label claim. Click on the appropriate designation to view the testing methods we can perform.

MICROBIOTEST is the contract laboratory for all your testing needs. The combination of the staff’s expertise in regulatory compliance and their proficiency in performing antimicrobial efficacy studies comprise the foundation of MICROBIOTEST’s outstanding testing services that has earned our clients’ trust and respect for over 20 years. If your submission is intended for US EPA, FDA or for agencies within the European community (EEU), Canada or Australia, our staff is familiar with the regulatory and testing requirements for these markets. (Click here for direct links to EPA, FDA, Health Canada and Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration websites.)

MICROBIOTEST is prepared to serve you.

Hard Surface Disinfection

• AOAC Use Dilution (Liquid Disinfectants)
• AOAC Germicidal Spray
• AOAC Fungicidal Activity
• AOAC Tuberculocidal Activity
• AOAC Sporicidal Activity
• Virucidal Efficacy Test
• Virucidal Surrogate Efficacy Test (initial and
• confirmatory)
• EPA Pre-Saturated Towelettes Test
• EPA Quantitative Tuberculocidal Activity

Hard Surface Sanitization

• Food Contact Surfaces
• Non-Food Contact Surfaces

Other Disinfectant / Efficacy Testing

• Sanitizing Efficacy of Fabrics
• EPA Laundry Additives Disinfectant or Sanitizer Test
• Virucidal Efficacy of Laundry Additives
• Swimming Pool Water Disinfectants
• Carpet Sanitizers
• Water Purifiers
• Air Sanitizers

Viral Clearance Validation for Biopharmaceuticals

• Customized Viral clearance evaluation for biopharmaceutical purification processes
• Dedicated Viral Clearance process lab
• Column re-use and sanitization studies
• Validation of biopharmaceutical cleaning procedure for virus elimination
• Biomedical material cleaning/disinfection studies
• Viral storage stability studies

Disinfectant Validation

• Customized study design to meet FDA requirements

Contact Lens Regimens

• Efficacy Testing for Disinfecting Regimens
• Contact Lens Solution Efficacy Test

Topical Antiseptics

In vitro
• Time Kill
• Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Determinations

In vivo clinical trials
• Health Care Personal Hand Wash
• Pre-operative Skin Scrubs
• Surgical Scrubs
• Evaluation of Antiseptic Virucides on Fingerpads
• Hygiene Handwash/Handrub
• Customized Studies

High Level Disinfectants/Liquid Chemical Sterilants

• FDA 510(k) Efficacy Requirements
• In-vitro Disinfectant Evaluations
• In-use and Simulated Use Evaluations

Medical Face Masks/Treated Fabrics

• Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity of Face Mask Materials
• Viral Filtration Efficiency of Medical Face Mask Materials
• Customized studies

Biofilms

• Evaluation of Hard Surfaces
• Evaluation of Lumina
• Customized studies

International Test Methods

• Customized Studies for EEU Submissions, including EN and ISO methods
• Customized Studies for Canadian and Australian Submissions

Links to agencies
• Environmental Protection Agency
• FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
• FDA Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device (OIVD) Evaluation and Safety
• FDA 510(k)
• Contact Lens

Testing Services