Antibacterial stainless steel

Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Researchers, based at the University of Birmingham led by Hanshan Dong, Professor of Surface Engineering , in a project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council have created an antibacterial stainless steel. The material has been created by adding silver or copper can be introduced into the surface of steel surface. This is different from the traditional method of coating the surface. The alloy was created using a technology called Active Screen Plasma (ASP) with a purpose designed composite or hybrid metal screen. The combined sputtering, back-deposition and diffusion allows the introduction of silver into a stainless steel surface, along with nitrogen and carbon. The silver acts as the bacteria killing agent and the nitrogen and carbon make the stainless steel much harder and durable.The result is a surface, which can be applied to hospitals, the food industry and to cleanrooms, which has effective biocidal properties and is very hard and resistant to wear and tear during cleaning.

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Pharma Rapid Microbial Methods | The New Microbiological Technology Wave | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Pharma Rapid Microbial Methods | The New Microbiological Technology Wave | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing:

In an excerpt from an important new book, Pfizer's Claudio Denoya looks at alternative microbiological methods, and their connection with process analytical technology (PAT).

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Guia sobre Criogenia para Microrganismos - ATCC

Ótimo Material sobre criogenia de microrganismos, realizado pela Thermo Scientific com parceria da ATCC, vale a pena conferir.Click na figura abaixo para ter acesso ao manual.

The RMM Blog - Rapid Microbiology and Rapid Microbiological Methods

Recent developments in rapid methods have led researchers to utilize multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for the identification of food borne pathogens, such as diarrheagenic E. coli. A recent overview from separationsnow.com discusses this new application, and I have provided an excerpt below.

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European Medicines Agency - News and Events

European Medicines Agency - News and Events - European Medicines Agency and United States Food and Drug Administration to share manufacturing site inspections:

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GMP News: ICH Publishes Additional Q8/Q9/Q10 Points to Consider

GMP News: ICH Publishes Additional Q8/Q9/Q10 Points to Consider

At its meeting in Seville in November 2011, the ICH Quality Implementation Working Group finalised three Points to Consider topics covering: Role of Models in Quality by Design (QbD); Design Space; and Process Validation/Continuous Process Verification. The three topics were added to the three existing Points to Consider topics which were released in June 2011. This additional material, relevant to the implementation of ICH Q8(R2), Q9 and Q10, further complements the existing Questions & Answers and workshop training materials already produced by this group.

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ICH QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION WORKING GROUP POINTS TO CONSIDER (R2)

ICH-Endorsed Guide for ICH Q8/Q9/Q10 Implementation