Cleaning Basal Media in a Large Tank
Q. Could you please recommend a minimum Solujet concentration, temperature and time for use with a CIP system to wash a large mixing tank dedicated to manufacturing DMEM-F12 basal media.
A. Without actually doing a study with your exact sprayballs and flow rates, I cannot give you precise time, temperatures and concentrations. I can give you some guidelines based on general experience with medical device cleaning validation.
Medical Device Cleaning: 17-4PH Stainless Steel
Q. A great deal or our instruments are manufactured from 17-4PH Stainless Steel. Our cleaning technician claims this material is corroding. I read the rinsing information recomending using a lower temperature for the 1% Alconox mixture. Is this a common issue with 17-4PH and are we using the wrong cleaning product or missing something?
Removal of Blood and Body Fluid
Q. Which Alconox cleaner would be recommended for soak cleaning stainless steel instruments soiled by blood and body fluids? Click to read the answer.
Chlorine added to Alconox for Medical Cleaning
Q. Will adding chlorine increase the cleaning power of Alconox Powdered Precision Cleaner?
A. Adding bleach will offer some disinfecting in addition to cleaning. Note that if the full disinfection power of bleach is needed, the correct way to use it is to clean first with Alconox to remove all residues that would shield the pathogens from the bleach, and then do a second disinfection with bleach for the correct length of time in order to be sure that the pathogens have been exposed to the correct solution for the correct length of time.
TOC Analysis of Alcojet and Citrajet
Q. How much Total Organic Carbon (TOC) is in Alcojet and Citrajet? A. Click for details on Alcojet and Citrajet TOC analysis . . .