Air quality requirements – How do HEPA Filters keep air clean?
In a medical environment, effective disinfection and sterility are critical to maintaining patient health, while reducing the chance of harming patients with compromised or weak immune systems. It’s exceptionally important that the air found inside hospitals and healthcare facilities is kept clean and free of contaminants. This is because air containing particulates can cause or […]
HEPA Filters – The Importance of Air Quality for IVF Labs
In 1978, the first in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) baby was born, since then the importance of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) has grown as techniques and success rates continue to advance. All cells, including gametes (sperm and egg) and embryos (bundles of cells), are extremely sensitive to laboratory conditions. Temperature, pressure, the composition of the agent they […]
Protecting Your Personnel: Working with Oncology Bio-safety Cabinets
Chemotherapy drugs, of which there are over 100 types, remain the primary treatment for cancer today. These chemical substances are also known as antineoplastic agents or cytotoxins and, because of their cell-destroying nature, are extremely hazardous. While they may benefit cancer patients, they pose a serious occupational risk to pharmacists and other laboratory personnel who […]
The Role of Air Filtration in Preventing the Spread of COVID
The airborne Corona Virus is something that we have to learn to live with for a long time. It’s not going away anytime soon. With this in mind, it becomes necessary to think of and implement long-term solutions to reduce the spread of the virus, especially in public spaces such as shopping malls, office buildings, […]
