BioStage
- Easy to use
- Made of corrosion resistant aluminium and autoclavable
- Collected organisms remain intact and viable
- SureLock positive seal ensures sample integrity
- Easy setup and calibration
- Proven principle of operation
- Meets ACGIH recommendations for bioaerosol sampling
- Meets NIOSH Method 0800 and 0801 requirements
- Performance equivalent to Andersen N-6 and Aerotech A6
Description
The BioStage single-stage cascade impactor operates on the principle of inertial impaction and meets NIOSH requirements and ACGIH recommendations for sampling indoor and outdoor air for viable microorganisms including bacteria and fungi. Made of precision-tooled aluminum, the sampler components are held together securely by the SureLock positive seal. Using a high flow pump such as the BioLite, air is drawn through the impactor where particles are impacted onto an agar collection medium.
Applications
- Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) studies
- Filter and cleanroom efficiency studies
- Pharmaceutical production
- Brewery fermentation
- Animal care laboratories
- Food processing areas
- Sewage treatment plants
- Hospital environments
- Cosmetic manufacturing
- Grain processing and transportation
- Bio-risk response
SPECIFICATIONS
| Flow Rate | 28.3 L/min |
| Material | Inlet cone and base plate: Precision-tooled autoclavable aluminium |
| O-rings: Duro 50, BUNA-N (not autoclavable) | |
| Jet Classification Stage | 400 holes (0.25 mm hole diameter) |
| Median Cut-Point (D50) | 0.6 μm |
| Sample Media | 90 to 100 mm agar plates* |
| Suggested Media | For bacteria: |
| Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) | |
| Blood Agar Plates (BAP) | |
| For fungi (viable): | |
| Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) | |
| Malt Extract Agar (MEA) | |
| Dicloran Glycerol 18 Agar (DG-18) | |
| Corn Meal Agar (CMA) | |
| Analysis | Colony culture ‡ |
| Tubing | 1/4-inch ID |
| * Requires microbiological media supplied by analytical laboratories | |
| ‡ In situations where spore counts are high, positive hole correction should be use | |
ACCESSORIES
| Description | Part Number |
| Standard BioStage single-stage cascade impactor | 225-9611 |
| Calibration Adaptor for BioStage, attaches to the BioStage inlet | P33100 |
| Tubing Adaptor for BioLite+ Pump to BioStage | 225-6202 |
| Tripod Stand, 1.5m telescoping, for area sampling at breathing zone height | 228-506 |
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