Decontamination

Midbrook Partners with Supply Core Middle East to Provide Water Bottling and Medical Decontamination Equipment to the Middle East and North Africa

Midbrook, Inc. and its Medical and CapSnap Equipment divisions have signed an authorized representative agreement with SupplyCore Middle East (SCME). The agreement allows SCME to be the exclusive sales and service representative for CapSnap Water Bottling Equipment and Midbrook Medical decontamin...

Midbrook Developing Decontamination Standards for Medical Industry

Midbrook, Inc., a Jackson, MI based manufacturer, is developing new technologies, testing methods, and processes to improve medical decontamination efforts. Midbrook has over 30 years of experience in cleaning and decontamination in other industries, and is using that knowledge to help improve m...

New Esco White Papers Document Hydrogen Peroxide Decontamination of Biological Safety Cabinets

Esco Technologies, Inc. announces the publication of white papers documenting hydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination of the company's biological safety cabinets. Hydrogen peroxide vapor is a safer alternative to formaldehyde, which has been banned in several European countries due to adverse hea...

Midbrook Tackles Medical Decontamination

Midbrook, Inc, a Jackson, MI based company, is researching and developing decontamination testing equipment for use in medical facilities. The company also plans to use their extensive knowledge of cleaning and decontamination to develop repeatable processes that deliver consistent results for ...

For an Anthrax Free Smailholm, Decontamination Operation Begins

Remanence of anthrax spores in Smailholm and the border areas has raised the concern of NHS Borders, instigating a decontamination operation// at a village hall where drumming classes were being conducted. NHS Borders have deputed the New York-based specialists Sabre, to look into this matter...

Prototype, 7-foot-tall sanitizer automates disinfection of hard-to-clean hospital equipment

...n, nicknamed "SUDS" for self-cleaning unit for the decontamination of small instruments, has already been shown to in...electronic circuitry appeared to be damaged by the decontamination process. Instruments tested were of the type that... disinfect noncritical equipment through automated decontamination processes in heavily trafficked areas of the hospi...

STERIS Corporation Announces Fiscal 2010 First Quarter Results

...The mission of STERIS Corporation is to provide a healthier today and safer tomorrow through knowledgeable people and innovative infection prevention, decontamination and health science technologies, products and services. The Company has approximately 5,000 dedicated employees around the world working together to s...

Midbrook Utilizes Copper in Medical Environments

...working to prevent infections. (Vocus) July 27, 2009 -- Midbrook, a Jackson, MI based medical manufacturer of cleaning and decontamination systems as well as case carts and storage cabinets has begun to use copper alloys as an alternative to stainless steel for their exterior work surfac...

STERIS Corporation Announces Date of Fiscal 2010 First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

...The mission of STERIS Corporation is to provide a healthier today and safer tomorrow through knowledgeable people and innovative infection prevention, decontamination and health science technologies, products and services. The Company's more than 5,000 dedicated employees around the world work together to supply a b...

Refurbished and Used Industrial Parts Washers Grow in Popularity

...ic climate. (Vocus) July 8, 2009 -- Midbrook, a Jackson, MI based manufacturer of industrial parts washing systems, medical decontamination systems, and water bottling systems has seen an influx of orders for rebuilt and used equipment. Midbrook is capable of refurbishing and modifying alm...

Decontamination in Medical Technology

Anpath Group, Inc. Advances Relationship With the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro)

...tilizing EnviroTru(R) in combination with the ESS electrostatically charged decontamination system. According to ESI, the Metro program is a two-part program and inclu...erywhere. Based on our experience with Metro we intend to expand our unique decontamination solution to other transit authorities worldwide," concluded Mr. Breedlove. ...

Nationwide Progress Poll Reveals Increased Efforts by Hospitals to Control MRSA Infection

...positive for MRSA, more emphasis on housekeeping and equipment cleaning and decontamination practices, targeted patient screening, maintaining a tracking system to fla...ne programs and greater compliance with housekeeping/equipment cleaning and decontamination practices. APIC guidelines for the elimination of MRSA transmission inc...

Raydiance Collaborates With Rutgers University and Nation's Largest Tissue Bank to Develop Innovative Tissue Processing Approaches

...hods to separate the skin's dermal and epidermal layers to improve and increase the usability and viability of limited donor tissues. -- Surface decontamination - Develop non-intrusive sterilization techniques on donor skin and tendons to minimize collateral tissue damage while effectively removing vir...

Anpath Group, Inc. Announces Selection of its Disinfectant by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro)

... a pandemic flu or other infectious disease outbreak Metro is prepared to use EnviroTru(TM) with the Foster-Miller, Inc. Electrostatic Charged Aerosol decontamination System (ECADS) (http://www.fostermiller.com/ecadsproduct.htm ) to spray rail cars, buses and other vehicles daily. ESI worked with Foster-Miller, Inc...

'Superbug' Outbreak Calls for Immediate Increased Attention on Infection Control

...e past year. Workout facilities, school gymnasiums, manufacturing facilities and even office buildings have all been affected, requiring the immediate decontamination and disinfection of affected areas. LVI Services Inc. specializes in infection control ( http://www.lviservices.com/SERVICE/infection.asp ) and has r...

Salix Pharmaceuticals Previews Digestive Disease Week 2007

....D. May 20 isolated from patients with hospital- associated diarrhea The effect of selective intestinal A. Saveriadis, M.D. May 20 decontamination on liver hemodynamics in patients with alcohol related decompensated cirrhosis Restless leg syndrome in patients with L. Weinstock, M.D. Ma...

Decontamination in Medical Products

SoftGrip 1000 L Fixed Volume Pipette

Description:...tigue with soft non-slip, contoured handle Finer control while pipetting with smooth, light plunger spring action Completely autoclavable for easy decontamination and sterilization without the need for recalibration Easy-to-read precision micrometer for reproducible, accurate volume settings Accepts univers...
Company:Hamilton Company

SoftGrip 200 L Fixed Volume Pipette

Description:...tigue with soft non-slip, contoured handle Finer control while pipetting with smooth, light plunger spring action Completely autoclavable for easy decontamination and sterilization without the need for recalibration Easy-to-read precision micrometer for reproducible, accurate volume settings Accepts univers...
Company:Hamilton Company

SoftGrip 100 L Fixed Volume Pipette

Description:...tigue with soft non-slip, contoured handle Finer control while pipetting with smooth, light plunger spring action Completely autoclavable for easy decontamination and sterilization without the need for recalibration Easy-to-read precision micrometer for reproducible, accurate volume settings Accepts univers...
Company:Hamilton Company

SoftGrip 5 L Fixed Volume Pipette

Description:...tigue with soft non-slip, contoured handle Finer control while pipetting with smooth, light plunger spring action Completely autoclavable for easy decontamination and sterilization without the need for recalibration Easy-to-read precision micrometer for reproducible, accurate volume settings Accepts univers...
Company:Hamilton Company

SoftGrip 10 L Fixed Volume Pipette

Description:...tigue with soft non-slip, contoured handle Finer control while pipetting with smooth, light plunger spring action Completely autoclavable for easy decontamination and sterilization without the need for recalibration Easy-to-read precision micrometer for reproducible, accurate volume settings Accepts univers...
Company:Hamilton Company

SoftGrip 25 L Fixed Volume Pipette

Description:...tigue with soft non-slip, contoured handle Finer control while pipetting with smooth, light plunger spring action Completely autoclavable for easy decontamination and sterilization without the need for recalibration Easy-to-read precision micrometer for reproducible, accurate volume settings Accepts univers...
Company:Hamilton Company

SoftGrip 50 L Fixed Volume Pipette

Description:...tigue with soft non-slip, contoured handle Finer control while pipetting with smooth, light plunger spring action Completely autoclavable for easy decontamination and sterilization without the need for recalibration Easy-to-read precision micrometer for reproducible, accurate volume settings Accepts univers...
Company:Hamilton Company

SoftGrip 250 L Fixed Volume Pipette

Description:...tigue with soft non-slip, contoured handle Finer control while pipetting with smooth, light plunger spring action Completely autoclavable for easy decontamination and sterilization without the need for recalibration Easy-to-read precision micrometer for reproducible, accurate volume settings Accepts univers...
Company:Hamilton Company

SoftGrip 500 L Fixed Volume Pipette

Description:...tigue with soft non-slip, contoured handle Finer control while pipetting with smooth, light plunger spring action Completely autoclavable for easy decontamination and sterilization without the need for recalibration Easy-to-read precision micrometer for reproducible, accurate volume settings Accepts univers...
Company:Hamilton Company

SoftGrip 300 L Fixed Volume Pipette

Description:...tigue with soft non-slip, contoured handle Finer control while pipetting with smooth, light plunger spring action Completely autoclavable for easy decontamination and sterilization without the need for recalibration Easy-to-read precision micrometer for reproducible, accurate volume settings Accepts univers...
Company:Hamilton Company

Decontamination in Medical Dictionary

REM

...tal finishing industry. ... These are just a small piece of what sets REM apart from our competitors. ... BIO REM ® USA, INC. "Soil & Water decontamination Specialists" ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES ... BIO REM'S PRODUCTS ARE COMPLETELY NATURAL, ... REM Corporation is a leader in the natio...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

... Disease and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. ... Brown P. Can Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease be transmitted by transfusion? ... Manuelidis L. decontamination of Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease and other transmissible agents. ... Creutzfeldt - Jakob Disease Information ... Creutzfeldt - Jakob Dise...

Creutzfeldt

...dical definitions and related links on MedicineNet.com Brown P. Can Creutzfeldt -Jakob disease be transmitted by transfusion? ... Manuelidis L. decontamination of Creutzfeldt -Jakob disease and other transmissible agents. ... Creutzfeldt -Jakob disease (CJD) is a form of brain damage that causes a r...

Decontamination in Biological News

Queen's develops safe 'green' decontamination method

KINGSTON, ON -- Research by two Queens scientists has resulted in an exciting new method for rapidly and safely destroying toxic agents such as chemical weapons and pesticides. Recently completed testing by an independent European defence corporation has shown the researchers method to be great...

New decontamination system kills anthrax rapidly without lingering effects

In October 2001, letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to several news media offices and two U.S. senators, killing five people and infecting 17 others. Clearing the Senate office building of the spores with chlorine dioxide gas cost $27 million, according to the Government Accountability ...

New cleaning protocol for future 'search for life' missions

...A planetary missions. Published today in the journal Astrobiology , the decontamination protocol was developed and tested by scientists at the University of Leeds ... space and jeopardise the integrity of samples collected by rovers. The decontamination protocol involves a cocktail of chemicals that were applied and tested on v...

American Chemical Society's weekly PressPac -- May 6, 2009

...obalt but has the unique ability of disregarding iron-based ions. The polymer's high selectivity increases its appeal, the researchers add, for use in decontamination processes in reactors that utilize a variety of structural materials. JS ARTICLE #4 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Synthesis and Characterization of Impr...

Protecting fresh-cut produce

... sales despite multiple foodborne outbreaks associated with these products. To reduce these risks, strict hygiene programs and sanitizers are used for decontamination once the food is harvested. Preventing microbial contamination in the fields is equally important. Researchers from three institutions (Rutgers Unive...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Dec. 3, 2008

...4 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New "wipes" for better decontamination of chemical warfare agents and toxic chemicals ...which are a major step toward a universal personal decontamination system for nearly any toxic or hazardous chemical,...d damage the lungs, while water-based and reactive decontamination liquids target only a limited set of chemicals or ...

Major source of radon exposure overlooked at former Ohio uranium-processing plant

...ded all production plants and outlying buildings; "controlled production areas" other non-production areas where workers were also required to undergo decontamination measures; and "uncontrolled areas," which included common destinations such as the cafeteria, administrative offices, laundry and laboratories. Employ...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 9, 2008

...umans and may harm the environment by destroying the ozone layer. Researchers thus have sought an efficient method for removing this promising anthrax decontamination agent. Bielski and Joyce documented the effectiveness of their removal method in experiments with an empty office trailer filled with air containin...

New study links fate of personal care products to environmental pollution and human health concerns

...sumer products. Deep in the muddy sediments of the Chesapeake Bay, they found evidence for the activity of anaerobic microorganisms that assist in the decontamination of their habitat by pulling chlorine atoms one by one off the carbon backbone of triclocarban, presumably while obtaining energy for their metabolism ...

NIST, Army researchers pave the way for anthrax spore standards

...ese materials could be used as controls in laboratory studies of anthrax, to calibrate spore detection equipment and to assess the efficiency of spore decontamination methods. Because sample stability is a key requirement for reference materials, NIST and Army researchers recently compared different methods for m...

Decontamination in Biological Technology

Winter Park Home to World's Foremost Producers of Large-Scale Decontamination Equipment

On Friday, August 7, 2009, at 10 a.m., the City of Winter Park, Fla., will demonstrate how its partnership with AeroClave, LLC, can help stop the spread of disease and infection. The revolutionary new system that AeroClave has produced can mitigate the threat of healthcare-associated infections s...

New Insights Into DNA Decontamination

Dr. Karl-Heinz Esser, multiBIND biotec GmbH, Dr. Wolfram H. Marx, AppliChem GmbH and Prof. Dr. Thomas Lisowsky, multiBIND biotec GmbH Advanced experiments in gene technology demonstrate that even small ...

Next Safety Releases Advanced Respirator for Infectious Diseases

... with all respirator products, to be effective, Next Safety respirators must be used with proper eye protection and with a well-defined and understood decontamination program. Next Safety is a leader in the development of pulmonary health products. It has a product line of advanced respirators that were deve...

Photos: Breakthrough Technology Enables Edible TruTag(TM) to Prevent Counterfeit Medicine

...tions, and four operating divisions including: DeconGel(TM) is a commercialized product with superior efficacy for the containment and decontamination of radioactive and nuclear spills, and with additional applications in industrial cleaning and environmental management. Eyegenix(TM) is devel...

CellGard ES NU-480 Class II Biological Safety Cabinet Now Available

... The CellGard ES also accommodates BSC certifiers. An optional exclusive decontamination kit (DECON-101) provides window clamps, and an exhaust plate or decontamination chamber. The kit installs in just minutes! NuAire backs the CellGard ES...

New Weapon in BioDefense Research: NanoLogix Kit Speeds Rapid Diagnostics of Anthrax and Bubonic Plague

...i dish testing. The authors of the study concluded that the NanoLogix technology could lead to a more rapid assessment of surface sampling and decontamination measures, and could aid in the evaluation of medical countermeasures and treatments. The study appears in the current online issue of Letters in...

Medizone International, Inc. Announces Establishment of Canadian Foundation for Global Health

...dative treatment of diseases caused by lipid enveloped viruses, including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Hepatitis B & C, and Herpes, the decontamination of blood, blood products and veterinarian serum products, and the treatment of external pathogenic conditions. It is currently developing technology t...

Pressure Cycling Technology (PCT) Highlighted in Five Podium Presentations at the Fifth International Conference on High Pressure; PBI Introduces the Patent-pending 'PCT Shredder' at the Meeting

...of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) was selected to give an opening scientific presentation entitled "Use of Pressure Cycling Technology (PCT) in Sample decontamination and Biomolecule Extraction for Analysis of the Anthrax Spore Proteome." In addition, Dr. Daniel Lopez-Ferrer of Pacific Northwest National Laboratorie...

Water purification down the nanotubes

...ch filtration system for contaminated water, these nanoscale structures need to be engineered to form well-defined arrangements to allow the efficient decontamination of water. The team has now investigated the potential of forming water filtration systems based on carbon nanotubes that could remove arsenic, fluorid...

Pressure BioSciences, Inc. Announces Research Agreement With the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)

..."ProteoSolve-SB") has resulted in the simultaneous decontamination and extraction of macromolecules (DNA, RNA, protei...ons Scientist for Pressure BioSciences, said: "The decontamination and extraction of biomolecules from samples contai...re easily conducted. While traditional methods for decontamination have been proven safe, they often render biologica...

Decontamination in Biological Products

Mycoplasma Testing and Decontamination from Covance Research Products, Inc

Description: Quality ISO 9001:2000 Certified USDA Research Registered OLAW Assured AAALAC Accredited All Precedures Validated, SOP's Training AALAS Certified Technicians Documentation GLP Process for All Procedures GLP Documentation Upon Request Focus CRP is your one stop shopping point for all your cus...
Company:Covance Research Products, Inc

C6 Flow Cytometer System from Accuri Cytometers, Inc.

Description:...microliter for every run. The C6 Flow Cytometer is programmed for automatic decontamination and cleaning of the fluidics system. Pressing the power button to turn off the instrument triggers the C6 Flow Cytometer to automatically run decontamination and Cleaning fluids through the fluidics lines. The Cleaning fluid will rem...
Company:Accuri Cytometers, Inc.

RNase ZAP(r) from Sigma-Aldrich

Description:... Application: for RNase- decontamination Registered Trademark of Ambion. Special grade: for molecular biology Density: 1.00 g/mL (20 C) Suitab tst: RNase decontamination in accordance...
Company:Sigma-Aldrich

HERAcell 150 and 240 from Thermo Scientific

Description:...erything needed to protect and grow your valuable samples: Safe and stable incubation conditions ensure optimum culture growth. ContraCon 90 C decontamination routine decontaminates the entire chamber interior and is proven to eliminate mycoplasma. Air jacket maintains temperature uniformity and quick set...
Company:Thermo Scientific

Polypropylene microtube rotor 40 0.4 ml from Thermo Scientific

Description:...propylene rotor design provides excellent chemical resistance and can be repeatedly autoclaved. Polypropylene rotors are fully compatible with common decontamination methods, including 5% bleach solution or COUNT-OFF™....
Company:Thermo Scientific

Polypropylene microtube rotor, 24 1.5 ml + 24 0.5 ml from Thermo Scientific

Description:...propylene rotor design provides excellent chemical resistance and can be repeatedly autoclaved. Polypropylene rotors are fully compatible with common decontamination methods, including 5% bleach solution or COUNT-OFF....
Company:Thermo Scientific

Decontamination in Biological Dictionary

Ethidium Bromide

... Procedure Ñ Destruction of Aqueous Ethidium Bromide via Oxidation. ... 2) For each volume of ethidium bromide solution, add four volumes of a decontamination solution ... Ethidium bromide (EtBr), 3,8-diamino-5-ethyl-6-phenylph enanthridinium bromide , ... (i.e. Water 95%, Hypophosphorus Acid 3%, Sod...