Beyond the lateral flow device and reader
Commercially, the lateral flow device was launched in 1984 as a simple-based pregnancy test for home use. Now, it is becoming popular because of the recent unstoppable trend towards portable and wearable technology. This new movement drives the lateral flow strip business towards an industrial interface that will enable it to connect with big data and expert […]
Lateral flow reader: application fields and features
Lateral flow immunoassay technology is evolving rapidly. With a lateral flow reader, it is possible to detect colloidal gold or colored monodisperse latex particles, using charged coupled device cameras, detect fluorescent particles bases on LED excitation via confocal or another optical sensor and detect paramagnetic latexes particles. With the integration of new reading, labeling, sample-handling, […]
Environmental air sampling to detect cultivable bacteria and fungi in the pharmacy
Microbial air contamination monitoring is a key process in facilities with special air cleanliness needs such as pharmaceutical, food, or cosmetic industries. 14698-1 normative establishes that environmental air sampling should be carried out considering the situation and using a device according to the written process and the instructions given by the manufacturer of the device […]
Automatic colony counter for laboratories
An automatic colony counter allows any modern microbiology laboratories to perform the colony counting simply and reliably. This leads to standardized, accurate results for both whole plate and sector counts. However, those Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated companies that want to use electronic quality records and electronic signatures must follow the normative 21 CFR Part […]
Spiral plating, streamline the plate inoculations
Spiral Plating is a U.S Official Method (Journal of the AOAC, 60 1977, Methods) recognized by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC). Thanks to the spiral method, a known volume of sample is inoculated, from the center to the periphery of the plate. This pattern implies a decrease in the concentration of the sample […]
IUL’s iPeak enhances the colors of your rapid test
iPeak® is your colorimetric rapid test reader that enhances the colors of your test. Besides this, iPeak® is equipped with a state-of-the-art analysis technology that makes each iPeak® reproducible and repetitive. You can export and print the results, and also send the results in real-time and integrate them to your laboratory information system (LIS) or […]
Serial dilution, a nightmare for the microbiologists
Currently, there are different techniques to plate and each one of them has a specific use and properties and some prior procedures such as serial dilution are required. So, although we have different ways of plating or monitoring microbial growth in culture, four of them are the most used: the spread plate, the pour plate, the drop […]
Rapid plating with IUL’s spiral plate method
The Spiral Plater is a two-in-one method: diluter and plater at the same time, one of the most time- and waste volume- saving methods of inoculation, that is why more and more microbiological laboratories are using Spiral Plater for bacterial determination. The Spiral Plating is an official method of the APHA, the AOAC, and recognized by the FDA […]
IUL’S air sampler: accuracy, precision and resolution to analyze air quality
The concern about indoor air quality has grown, not only in air-controlled environments such as pharmaceutical manufacturing areas, hospitals or food processing facilities but also in homes and workplaces. Deteriorated indoor air quality may cause adverse effects such allergies, asthma or sick building syndromes. Therefore, controlling the microbiological quality of the air is essential and […]