Knowledge Sharing Articles
This series of articles focuses on laboratory tests for surface antimicrobials and disinfectants. The articles present ideas that the Standardized Biofilm Methods Lab has explored while developing biofilm methods and collaborating with interdisciplinary research teams. We appreciate your feedback. Feel free to contact us.
2021
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Antimicrobial Test Methods
Assessing neutralization using ASTM E1054
Citation:
Parker AE “KSA-SM-17—Assessing neutralization using ASTM E1054,” Knowledge Sharing
Articles, Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
Sept. 30, 2021 [E-publication]
Updated 11/15/2021
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Antimicrobial Test Methods
Multi-laboratory study design for assessing the reproducibility, repeatability, and
responsiveness of an antimicrobial test method
Citation:
Parker AE “KSA-SM-16—Multi-laboratory study design for assessing the reproducibility,
repeatability, and responsiveness of an antimicrobial test method,” Knowledge Sharing
Articles, Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
March 31, 2021 [E-publication]
2015
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
Disinfectant test results: How to average across laboratories
Citation:
Hamilton MA, Parker AE “KSA-SM-15—Disinfectant test results: How to average across
laboratories,” Knowledge Sharing Articles, Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana
State University, Bozeman, MT. March 19, 2015 [E-publication]
2013
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
Using R to calculate confidence intervals for the repeatability and reproducibility standard
deviations and the intra-laboratory correlation coefficient of a disinfectant test
method
Citation:
Hamilton MA, Parker AE “KSA-SM-14—Using R to calculate confidence intervals for the repeatability and reproducibility standard
deviations and the intra-laboratory correlation coefficient of a disinfectant test
method,” Knowledge Sharing Articles, Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State
University, Bozeman, MT. November 7, 2013 [E-publication]
KSA-SM-14.pdf
TestLD_TSM.txt
LR_NaOCl_TSM.txt
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
Using R to assess resemblance, repeatability, and reproducibility for quantitative and semi-quantitative
disinfectant methods
Citation:
Parker AE, Hamilton MA “KSA-SM-13—Using R to assess resemblance, repeatability, and reproducibility for quantitative and semi-quantitative
disinfectant methods,” Knowledge Sharing Articles, Center for Biofilm Engineering
at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. August 7, 2013 [E-publication]
KSA-SM-13.pdf
Controls_TSM.txt
LR_Glut_TSM.txt
2012
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
The importance of concurrent control carriers in laboratory tests of surface disinfectants
Citation:
Hamilton MA “KSA-SM-12— The importance of concurrent control carriers in laboratory
tests of surface disinfectants,” Knowledge Sharing Articles, Center for Biofilm Engineering
at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. May 17, 2012 [E-publication]
2011
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
How to decide whether the reproducibility standard deviation is small enough
Updated: October 30, 2011
Published: September 15, 2011
Citation:
Hamilton MA “KSA-SM-11—How to decide whether the reproducibility standard deviation
is small enough,” Knowledge Sharing Articles, Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana
State University, Bozeman, MT. Published September 15, 2011; revised October 30, 2011.
[E-publication]
KSA-SM-11_rev_103011.pdf
KSA-SM-11.pdf
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
Assessing resemblance, repeatability, and reproducibility for quantitative methods
Updated: September 21, 2012
Updated: January 23, 2012
Published: June 23, 2011
Citation:
Parker AE, Hamilton MA “KSA-SM-10— Assessing Resemblance, Repeatability, and Reproducibility
for quantitative methods,” Knowledge Sharing Articles, Center for Biofilm Engineering
at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. Published June 23, 2011; revised January
23, 2012 [E-publication]
KSA-SM-10_rev092112.pdf
KSA-SM-10_rev012312.pdf
KSA-SM-10.pdf
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
Importance of checking whether the harvesting and disaggregating steps bias the results
of a surface disinfectant test
Citation:
Hamilton MA “KSA-SM-09— Importance of checking whether the harvesting and disaggregating
steps bias the results of a surface disinfectant test,” Knowledge Sharing Articles,
Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. March 31,
2011 [E-publication]
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
The P/N formula for the log reduction when using a semi-quantitative disinfectant
test of type SQ1
Citation:
Hamilton MA “KSA-SM-08—The P/N formula for the log reduction when using a semi-quantitative
disinfectant test of type SQ1,” Knowledge Sharing Articles, Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University,
Bozeman, MT. February 1, 2011 [E-publication]
2010
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
The log reduction (LR) measure of disinfectant efficacy
Citation:
Hamilton MA “KSA-SM-07—The log reduction (LR) measure of disinfectant efficacy,” Knowledge
Sharing Articles, Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University, Bozeman,
MT. November 17, 2010 [E-publication]
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
Enumerating viable cells by pooling counts for several dilutions
Citation:
Hamilton MA, Parker AE “KSA-SM-06—Enumerating viable cells by pooling counts for several
dilutions,” Knowledge Sharing Articles, Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana
State University, Bozeman, MT. September 22, 2010 [E-publication]
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
How the differences between disinfectant tests and chemical assays affect method evaluation
criteria
Citation:
Hamilton MA “KSA-SM-05— Testing surface disinfectants: how the differences between
disinfectant tests and chemical assays affect method evaluation criteria,” Knowledge
Sharing Articles, Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University, Bozeman,
MT. August 19, 2010 [E-publication]
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
Method development phases
Citation:
Hamilton MA “KSA-SM-04—Testing surface disinfectants: Method development phases,”
Knowledge Sharing Articles, Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University,
Bozeman, MT. July 25, 2010 [E-publication]
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
Desirable attributes of a standardized method
Citation:
Hamilton MA “KSA-SM-03—Testing surface disinfectants: Desirable attributes of a standardized
method,” Knowledge Sharing Articles, Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State
University, Bozeman, MT. June 10, 2010 [E-publication]
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
Quantitative, semi-quantitative, quantal, and alternative methods
Updated October 25, 2011
Published May 27, 2010
Citation:
Hamilton MA “KSA-SM-02— Testing surface disinfectants: Quantitative, semi-quantitative,
quantal, and alternative methods,” Knowledge Sharing Articles, Center for Biofilm
Engineering at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. Published May 27, 2010; revised
October 25, 2011 [E-publication]
KSA-SM-02_rev102511.pdf
link to KSA-SM-02.pdf
STANDARDIZED METHODS: Testing Surface Disinfectants
Introduction
Citation:
Goeres DM “KSA-SM-01—Introduction to a set of ruminations on the terms and statistics
associated with efficacy testing surface disinfectants,” Knowledge Sharing Articles,
Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. May 6, 2010
[E-publication]
