Setting Residue Acceptance Criteria
Q. Do you have to set residue acceptance criteria for cleaners?
A. Yes. For pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing it is required that there be set residue acceptance levels for potential residues such as the active drug, excipients, degradation products, cleaning agents, bioburden and endotoxins.
Effects of Increased Tergazyme Concentration
Q. Currently we allow parts to soak in 1% Tergazyme® enzyme-active powdered detergent overnight. If we were to increase the concentration to 3-4%, do you think it would increase the stability of the solution being active for a longer period of time?
A. You will both increase the rate of auto-digestion due to increased enzyme concentration
Types of Aqueous Cleaners
Q. What are the different types of aqueous cleaners? A. Alconox, Inc. manufactures aqueous cleaners in acid, neutral, mild alkaline and corrosive alkaline for use in various critical cleaning applications.
Cleaning PEEK with Liquinox
Q. Is Liquinox suitable for cleening PEEK? A. PEEK is a very robust, chemical resistant plastic, which makes it a desirable material for robust medical devices. Learn about cleaning PEEK.
Medical Device Cleaning Application – Oil and Fingerprints
Q. What product does Alconox recommend for removing oils and fingerprints from medical device surfaces prior to critical bonding operations? A. This cleaning can be done using a warm 1% solution of Liquinox in an ultrasonic bath followed by a purified water rinse.