Akron Rubber Development adds two ASTM accreditations

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Akron Rubber Development adds two ASTM accreditations

Tuesday, August 2, 2011
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. A$ F. ]+ c  Q" Z: QAkron, OH - Akron Rubber Development Laboratory has expanded its scope of accredited tests with the addition of the ASTM D 5712 and ASTM D 6499 standards. The ASTM D 5712 (Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aqueous Extractable Protein in Natural Rubber and Its Products Using the Modified Lowry Method) assay is a chemically based method for the determination of the total extractable protein content from rubber products. The ASTM D 6499 (Standard Test Method for the Immunological Measurement of Antigenic Protein in Natural Rubber and its Products) assay is an immunologically based test method that specifically quantifies the level of Hevea proteins. These two methods constitute the basis of the natural latex allergy product evaluation and are being conducted within ARDL’s newly established microbiology laboratory. The laboratory focuses on latex protein testing and biocompatibility assays and further expands ARDL’s capabilities in the microbiological field.