Cleaning Glass Well Plates for In Vitro Fertilization
Q. What detergent is suitable for washing glass well plates used to manipulate gametes and embryos for in vitro fertilization or conception? A. For successful in vitro fertilization, clean equipment is required. Interfering residues can render conception unsuccessful. The book…
Cleaning for Tissue Culture Work
Q. I am doing tissue culture and having problems reliably growing cultures. I was told it may be my cleaning procedure. Can you help?
A. Clean interference-free glassware is necessary for successful tissue culture work. Upon consulting “Essential Procedures for Clinical Microbiology,” (Isenberg, H;: U of Michigan, ASM Press, 1998, 532) it was found…
Decontaminating ethidium bromide on surfaces
Alconox powdered precision cleaner is excellent at emulsifying and decontaminating ethidium bromide on surfaces.
How to: Get Liquinox Pump Dispenser
Alconox will supply a Liquinox pump dispenser that meters out 1 ounce of liquid detergent at a time. Request yours.
CAP residue detection
Q. To comply with the College of American Pathologists (CAP) laboratory accrediation inspection questionaire you need to check for detergent residues on your glassware to assure that good rinsing procedures are being used. A. To comply with the testing r