Multiple Nucleic Acid Assays
Nucleic acid testing is the fastest growing field in laboratory medicine. With a rising emphasis on genetics, scientists and physicians are looking towards an individual’s […]
Medical Industry
Blood Collection Standard Practice
Blood collection standard practices can guarantee efficiency and ensure the safety of all people involved with the drawing and testing of blood. Our blood is […]
Evaluation of Precision of Quantitative Measurement Procedures
Precision, accuracy, reproducibility, and repeatability are key components of the scientific method. Without precision, the validity of laboratory experiments can come into question. Because of […]
ISO 14644-2 2015 Revision of ISO 14644-2:2000
This revision of ISO 14644-2 2015 Monitoring to provide evidence of cleanroom performance related to air cleanliness by particle concentration emphasizes the need to consider a […]
ISO 14644-1 2015 Version is Now Available
ISO 14644-1:2015 Cleanrooms and Associated Controlled Environments — Part 1: Classification of Air Cleanliness by Particle Concentration specifies classes of air and specifies the standard […]
Antibiotic Resistance
The establishment of antibiotics almost ninety years ago with the creation of penicillin completely changed the impact of bacterial infections, making some previously fatal ailments […]
CSA Health Care Facility Commissioning
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) published the new Z8001 standard on Commissioning Health Care Facilities, basing it on an earlier standard, Z320, Building Commissioning, and […]
Cheesecloth
Cheesecloth finds wide use in household, industrial, agricultural, and laboratory applications. For example, it appears in both ANSI ATCC ASN-002-2022: Authentication of Human Cell Lines […]
ISO 13356:2015 – Ceramic Surgical Implants
Some of the major uses of ceramics are for the medical industry. Currently, ceramic is used for bone implants and biomedical pumps, and might someday […]
Sterilization of Medical Devices
Flexible endoscope Sterilization of medical devices, pharmaceuticals and other medical products is critical to patient safety. Methods of sterilization involve steam, bleach, ethylene oxide, radiation […]