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  1. Evaluating Real Time Viability Detectors 5/9/2012

    Rapid microbiological methods have been around for years but have yet to make a significant impact on pharma manufacturing despite the advantages they offer in cost savings and process improvement.

  2. Facing New ISO Particle Counting Regulations: How To Best Prepare 9/7/2011

    Change is around the corner for pharmaceutical cleanrooms, as significant revisions to current ISO particle counting standards are forthcoming. With this in mind, Pharmaceutical Online thought it was a good time to speak with Troy Tillman of TSI, a supplier of particle counters and other precision measurement solutions.

  3. Cause And Effects Of Microbial And Particle Contamination In Your Facilities

    At Interphex 2014, Todd and Todd interview Tim Russell, Field Market Developer with TSI Incorporated to discuss how to detect potential contamination events before they occur. 

  4. Particle Counter Installation Considerations For Continuous Monitoring

    When specifying particle counters for continuous monitoring applications, there are many system design decisions to be made. Read about the advantages of using a remote particle counter.

  5. Real-Time Viable Particle Counter: Discrimination Capability

    The laser induced fluorescence signatures generated from environmental particles are complex. It is a challenging task to discriminate viable from non-viable particles that have fluorescence characteristics.

  6. Improve Root Cause Investigations With Real-Time Facility Monitoring

    This application note will demonstrate how real-time viable particle count data will lead to improved root cause investigations when a BIOTRAK Particle Counter is integrated into an FMS system.

  7. BioTrak™ Real-Time Viable Particle Counter Sample And Collection Efficiency

    The BIOTRAK Real-Time Viable Particle Counter is a full-featured Rapid Microbial Method (RMM) instrument that detects the total number of particles in the air as well as determines which of those particles are viable in nature. 

  8. Importance Of Non-Viable Measurement: Real-Time Viable Particle Counter

    A current airborne particle counting technology such as found in the TSI AEROTRAK™ particle counters, size and count all particles that pass through its viewing volume.

  9. ISO 21501-4 Determination Of Particle Size Distribution - Forces Improvements In Calibration Systems

    ISO 21501 is titled “Determination of particle size distribution – Single particle light interaction methods” and consists of 4 parts. Part 4: Light scattering airborne particle counter for clean spaces applies to handheld, portable and remote airborne particle counters used in cleanrooms.

  10. Installation Considerations For VHP-Resistant Remote Particle Counters

    This application note details key design considerations when implementing VHP resistant continuous particle counters in critical GMP controlled cleanroom environments.