Cleaning, Sterilization & Bio Decontamination Featured Articles

1. Air Tightness Testing For BioSafety Level 3 (BSL-3) 8/14/2017

   Can performing tests and sharing outcomes help to build a common approach and standard that will begin to standardize this important containment protective measure?

2. How To Prepare For Chamber Mapping In Life Sciences — 8 Critical Steps 7/17/2017

   A failed chamber mapping study can lead to unnecessary costs in valuable biopharmaceutical production time or regulatory and product quality issues.

3. Sterility Testing Advantages Using Isolator Technologies 2/27/2017

   The move from sterility testing within LAF safety cabinets to those in aseptic isolators has resulted in a marked decrease in false positives.

4. Industry Standards Your Biosafety Cabinet Should Meet 6/8/2016

   Biosafety cabinets are a vital part of research, hospital, and industry laboratories worldwide, creating a clean and ventilated workspace for research, development, diagnosis, and drug preparation.

5. Who You Should Involve When Purchasing A Biosafety Cabinet 6/8/2016

   While purchasing decisions necessarily involve management, servicing, and engineering teams, it is advisable to include the people who will use the technology in the selection process.

6. Nanotechnology Critical Cleaning For Quality & Safety 4/12/2016

   Nanotechnology is currently employed across a wide range of industrial, research, and academic applications. Stringent cleaning protocols are essential to the successful fabrication of nanotechnology particles, structures, and systems.

7. 10 Easy Steps To Clean Spills In A Biosafety Cabinet 3/4/2016

   Taking precautionary measures before and during your work with hazardous materials could help keep you and others safe. Remember, if a spill occurs, don’t panic. 

8. What Is A Sterilization Autoclave? 9/23/2015

   This short article by the Italian sterilization practitioner Vittorio Mascherpa is an introduction to the basic selection of sterilization autoclaves. 

9. The Unattainable Triangle? Cost, Quality, And Speed In Aseptic Manufacturing 7/16/2015

   Cost, quality and speed – pick two. The unattainable triangle has taunted many from, well...ever since the concept was introduced! For those who are naïve, they learn about the triangle only after attempting numerous times to “get it all.” For the rest of us, we have long been conditioned to believe that something cannot be the fastest, cost the least, and be of the highest quality all at the same time. To the conditioned, the attainable triangle does not exist. Or, does it?!

10. Temperature Monitoring Comparisons For The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain 5/21/2013

    Over the last several months I have written a couple of articles focused on the pharmaceutical time and temperature supply chain.   While some may have found the opinions to be a bit strong as they related to the lack of proper training within the industry, I believe I received more “behind the scenes” agreement than not.  The fact of the matter is, any of us involved in this important supply chain must understand not only the regulations that touch our individual businesses, but we must also understand the product which we have been given responsibility to manage and ensure patient safety!  By Jeff  Clark, 7P™ Solutions