ISO11721-2isaninternationalstandardthatspecifiesamethodfordeterminingtheresistanceofcellulose-containingtextilestotheactionofmicro-organisms.ThisstandardispartoftheISO11721series,whichfocusesonevaluatingthebiodegradabilityanddurabilityoftextilesundermicrobialattack.ThetestmethodoutlinedinISO11721-2involvesexposingtextilesamplestospecificmicro-organismsundercontrolledconditionstoassesstheirabilitytoresistdegradation.Thestandardisparticularlyrelevantfortextilesusedinenvironmentswheremicrobialactivityishigh,suchasinsoil,water,orhumidconditions.Theresultsobtainedfromthistesthelpmanufacturers,researchers,andqualitycontrolprofessionalsevaluatetheperformanceandlongevityofcellulose-basedtextiles,ensuringtheymeetrequireddurabilityandsafetystandards.Thisstandardiswidelyusedinindustriesproducingtextilesforagricultural,geotextile,andotherapplicationswheremicrobialresistanceiscritical.ByfollowingISO11721-2,stakeholderscanensureconsistentandreliabletestingprocedures,facilitatingbetterproductdevelopmentandcompliancewithinternationalqualitybenchmarks.
