During the last decades, the strive for energy efficiency lead to lower washing temperatures in laundering processes. In this regard, there is a rising need to measure the antimicrobial action of laundry detergents and additives, since chemistry must be considered an important means to compensate for the loss of temperature. Although there is an existing standard method (EN 16616) to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of detergents for the medical area, this method does not reflect the domestic situation and neglects important steps, such as the rinse cycles. Hence, we developed an experimental setup, which represents the whole washing process and reflects the domestic situation by using a household‐related setting. The suggested method uses a lab‐scale washing machine, which does not only allow to test products that can be applied throughout the whole laundering process (including the rinse steps) but also proved to be able to show the impact of different parameters (e.g., detergent ingredient or different types of textiles) in a very systematic manner.

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评价家用洗衣剂抗菌效果的新方法

在过去的几十年中，对能源效率的追求导致洗衣过程中的洗涤温度降低。在这方面，由于化学必须被认为是补偿温度损失的重要手段，因此越来越需要测量衣物洗涤剂和添加剂的抗微生物作用。尽管目前已有标准方法（EN 16616）来评估清洁剂在医疗领域的抗菌功效，但该方法无法反映家庭情况，并且忽略了重要步骤，例如漂洗周期。因此，我们开发了一个实验装置，该装置代表了整个洗涤过程，并通过使用与家庭相关的设置来反映家庭状况。建议的方法使用实验室规模的洗衣机，