Environmental Monitoring Air Sampling Plates, 15 × 100mm
Details
Hardy Diagnostics 15 × 100 mm Air Sampling Plates (parent SKU W) are ready-to-use prepared culture media plates designed for viable environmental monitoring in cleanrooms, controlled areas, compounding pharmacies, and microbiology laboratories. Available configurations include MEA, TSA, deep-fill TSA, TSA with lecithin and Tween® 80, and SabDex with lecithin and Tween® 80. Multiple media, fill-volume, sterility, and packaging configurations allow facilities to select the appropriate plate for their specific environmental monitoring procedures.
Material/Structure
- Ready-to-use prepared agar plate
- Optically clear polystyrene plate construction
- Heavy-duty design supports handling and transportation
- Raised stacking rings help stabilize stacked plates
- Plate dimensions: 15 × 100 mm
- Available media include Malt Extract Agar (MEA), Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA), TSA with lecithin and Tween® 80, and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SabDex) with lecithin and Tween® 80
- Fill volume varies by selected configuration; documented options include 18 mL standard-fill TSA and 26 mL MEA or deep-fill TSA plates
- Selected sterile configurations are irradiated and triple-bagged
- Sterile or non-sterile, depending on selected configuration
Cleanroom Environment
- Supports viable environmental monitoring workflows in cleanrooms and other controlled areas.
- Standard 100 mm plate format accommodates compatible active impact air-sampling equipment.
- May be used for passive settle-plate monitoring when specified by the facility’s environmental monitoring program.
- Selected irradiated, triple-bagged configurations support staged material transfer into controlled environments.
- Media type, fill volume, and sterility should be selected according to the facility’s validated procedures and monitoring requirements.
Benefits
- Prepared, ready-to-use format eliminates in-house media preparation and pouring.
- TSA configurations support the recovery and enumeration of bacteria, yeasts, and fungi.
- MEA and SabDex configurations provide options for environmental monitoring focused on yeasts and molds.
- Lecithin and Tween® 80 formulations provide neutralizer-containing media options for applicable monitoring procedures.
- Standard-fill and deep-fill configurations accommodate different sampling and incubation requirements.
- Sterile and non-sterile options support different handling and cleanroom-transfer workflows.
Applications
- Active viable air sampling with compatible equipment
- Passive settle-plate monitoring
- Cleanroom and controlled-environment monitoring
- Compounding pharmacy environmental monitoring
- Pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturing areas
- Routine microbial enumeration, trending, and contamination-control programs