Rapid Environmental Contamination Detection

Discover how the calScreener can be used for the rapid detection of environmental contamination, ensuring clean environments. Sterility is critically important in many areas, but none more so than in gnotobiotic facilities.

Detecting very low microbial loads in clean environments is challenging, and traditional compendium methods can take several days to deliver results. Molecular techniques may produce false contamination alerts due to non-viable cells or residues, and biofilms can often evade standard detection methods, particularly in equipment and water systems.

Biocalorimetry enables:

• Results within hours

• Direct inoculation of samples or swabs

• Phenotypic detection of live microorganisms

• Extreme sensitivity with LOD <5 CFU

• Continuous monitoring

The calScreener provides fast and accurate readouts of contamination, enabling direct testing of samples (e.g., animal feed, bedding) without the need for swabs, which are often inaccurate.