Your Products Our Service Our Quality About Us Downloads Disinfectants Virucidal efficacy of your disinfectant The recent hygiene requirements to fight the Covid-19 pandemic have highlighted the importance of disinfectants. ViruSure can perform virucidal testing of your agent following the DIN, Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and German Association for the Control of Virus Diseases (DVV) guidelines. The measurement of virus inactivation in a homogeneous suspension is not necessarily considered to represent conditions encountered in routine daily practice. It does however allow statements about the efficiency of the tested disinfectant to be made and makes possible a comparison of the effectiveness of different disinfectants under a defined set of conditions. The selection of viruses is determined by the intended application area of the disinfectant. Viruses can be broadly separated into two groups, either enveloped (those containing a lipid bilayer surrounding the virus core) and non-enveloped (i.e. those containing no membrane, and where the genome is bound up in a protein shell). In general, non-enveloped viruses demonstrate a higher resistance to disinfection. Disinfectant evaluation studies at ViruSure have been specifically designed to comply with the guidelines established by the DIN, RKI and DVV, and include all the necessary internal controls to allow full and transparent interpretation of the inactivation potential. A number of the model viruses are available for disinfection studies at ViruSure. Virus Selection for Disinfectant Evaluation Studies Target Viruses Example Model Viruses Genome Size (nm) Envelope Viruses for use with disinfectants with limited spectrum of virucidal activity Proxviruses Vaccinia virus dsDNA 200-400 Yes Pestiviruses Bovine viral diarrhoea virus ssRNA 50-70 Yes Viruses for use with disinfectants with virucidal activity Andenoviruses Andenovirus type 5 dsDNA 70-80 No Polyomaviruses Simian virus type 40 dsDNA 40-50 No Picornaviruses Hepatitis A virus (Polio virus) ssRNA 28-30 No Parvovirusest Porcine parvovirus ssRNA 18-22 No Please contact us for a tailored virus selection for your studies. Not all disinfectants must be effective against both enveloped and non-enveloped viruses, and depending on the field of application, the model viruses against which the disinfectant should be tested are to be selected accordingly (see table). Did you know? Download our fact sheet to learn more. DOWNLOAD Let's Talk About Your Disinfectants Tell us about your inquiry and we'll be in touch. NAME*: PHONE NUMBER: E-MAIL*: COMPANY: COUNTRY: MESSAGE: © ViruSure GmbH. All Rights Reserved. Downloads Imprint / Privacy Policy Contact Us Donau-City-Straße 1, A-1220 Vienna, Austria