EFFECT ON POLY-MICROBIAL SURVIVAL UNDER DYNAMIC CONDITION TO DETERMINE SUPERIORITY OF HAND WASH FORMULATION
Authors: Arundhati Roy, Amitav Ghosh, Vikram Seth
DOI: 10.87349/ahuri/170508
Page No: 119-125
Abstract
A novel method to co-relate the efficacy of handwash formulations to real situation was developed and tested. We have used static and dynamic state of microbes to evaluate the efficacy. The findings clearly show that the viscosity of the formulation, its solubility, the percentage of insoluble constituents, spreadbility etc., plays greater role in the removal of germs than any other aspect. Further the rate of removal of microbes from different regions of the palm such as thumb, index, middle, ring, little finger tips as indicator of the performance of the formulation. Details are presented in the paper.
