Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced a customer application video that shows food microbiologists how Oxoid Dry-Bags save labour in preparing/dispensing large volumes of culture media and diluents.
The short video, viewable on Oxoid's website, demonstrates how Dry-Bags take the hassle out of media preparation.
Each Dry-Bag contains pre-weighed dehydrated culture medium or diluent and is irradiated for sterility.
All that is required is the addition of water, either through filter sterilisation or by adding pre-sterilised water under aseptic conditions.
Dry-Bags remove the need for glassware, which makes them a safe and convenient option for food testing laboratories and eliminates washing of glassware and heat sterilisation.
Once water is added and powder dissolved, the Dry-Bag is ready to use immediately.
When empty, the bag is simply disposed of with normal laboratory waste.
According to Oxoid, Alcontrol Laboratories was able to free up their staff and resources for other important tasks, enabling them to increase capacity for product testing in their laboratory.
Dry-Bags are ready to use in a matter of minutes and contain sufficient material to make 20 litres (88 aliquots of 225mL) of medium or diluent.
They are available with filters attached for convenience or without filters as a lower-cost option.
For those Dry-Bags supplied without filters, autoclavable and reusable filters are also available.
Oxoid Dry-Bags are flat-packed in compact boxes of five or ten bags, which can be stored conveniently at room temperature.
