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The ability to clean and disinfect textiles is a top specification driver and will be for the foreseeable future. Now, designers across all fields (and not just healthcare) are faced with the challenge of specifying textiles that will with stand harsh disinfectants cleaner protocols prone to damage and degrade textiles.   1. Understand the difference between antimicrobial and Antibacterial and be able to name the 4 types of antimicrobials added to textiles. 2. Name the 7 active ingredients and learn how to identify the active ingredient in a disinfectant cleaner. 3. Learn the difference and processes of cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting textiles and how to ensure a proper textile specification per the facility ’s protocol. 4.Know the EPA ’s Emerging Pathogen Policy and when it takes precedence. 5.Understand textile testing methods for durability to disinfectant cleaners to assist in preventing in-field failures.