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ASTM Standard Will Help to Minimize Risk of Infected Wounds Helping to determine the microbial barrier properties of solid wound dressings, including liquid adhesives, is the purpose of a newly approved ASTM International standard ( E3383 ). ASTM’s pesticides, antimicrobials, and alternative control agents committee ( E35 ) developed the new standard. According to ASTM member Shazia Siddiqui,…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #11835 ###
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ASTM International’s pesticides, antimicrobial agents, and alternative control agents committee ( E35 ) has developed a standard test method for antimicrobial towelettes (wipes). The method, designated E3363 , provides a way to quantitatively determine effectiveness of antimicrobial wipes in treating hard, non-porous surfaces against certain bacteria. According to ASTM International member…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #11744 ###
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ASTM International’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) committee ( F38 ) has approved a new subcommittee on infrastructure. The mission of the new subcommittee (F38.04) is to identify, evaluate, and establish best practices for the design, construction, and maintenance of UAS infrastructure. This included landing and takeoff zones, charging and refueling stations, and date communications systems. "…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel +1.610.832.9678; mmikolajewski@astm.org Release #11696 ###
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ASTM International’s committee on textiles ( D13 ) is developing a proposed standard for writing terminology in textile standards. “This practice is intended to address the importance of a ‘critical building block’ that is used to develop and construct a standard that has value and utility for many years,” says ASTM International member Vince Diaz. “If the terminology is vague or ambiguous, the…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Nora Nimmerichter, tel +1.610.832.9815; nnimmerichter@astm.org Release #11656 ###
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ASTM International’s unmanned aircraft systems committee ( F38 ) is developing a proposed standard that will help identify communications security principles and relevant frameworks for securing ad hoc uncrewed aircraft system communications. ASTM member Drew Van Duren says that the proposed standard ( WK84631 ) will identify and describe a tailorable approach to securing aircraft-to-anything (…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel +1.610.832.9678; mmikolajewski@astm.org Release #11625 ###
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A new ASTM International standard supports the design of civil vertiports and vertistops. The standard ( F3423 ) is the result of a five-year effort by ASTM’s unmanned aircraft systems committee ( F38 ). A vertiport is a section of land, water, or structure intended for either manned or unmanned vertical takeoff and landing of aircraft, along with the associated buildings and facilities. A…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel +1.610.832.9678; mmikolajewski@astm.org Release #11524 ###
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ASTM International’s unmanned aircraft systems committee ( F38 ) has approved a new standard that will provide a framework to certify large, unmanned aircraft systems to be operated alongside traditional manned aircraft in the national airspace system. “This new standard will enable the use of unmanned aircraft cargo and will improve transportation of goods throughout the world,” says ASTM…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.or g, Committee Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel +1.610.832.9678; mmikolajewski@astm.org Release #11492 ###
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ASTM International announced today the Journal of Testing and Evaluation, the organization’s flagship journal, received an increased 2021 impact factor rating of 1.333, up 5.5% from the previous year. The impact factor is calculated each year by Clarivate Analytics and given to journals that appear in their database, Science Citation Index. Launched in 1973, the journal is a multi-disciplinary…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11472 ###
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ASTM International’s committee on pesticides, antimicrobials, and alternative control agents ( E35 ) is developing a proposed standard that will provide guidelines on how to test microbial barrier properties of solid wound dressings that include liquid adhesives. Solid wound dressings include those with or without antimicrobial agents in which the manufacturer is claiming microbial barrier…
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A new ASTM International standard ( F3548 ) will be used to satisfy requirements that are expected to be common for traffic management of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones. The flight operations subcommittee of ASTM’s unmanned aircraft committee ( F38 ) developed the new standard on UAS traffic management (UTM) with input garnered across multiple continents and a…