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What are Pyrogens and Endotoxins?

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What are Pyrogens and Endotoxins…and How Can They Be Controlled in a Cleanroom
November 8, 2021

Often, we use the terms’ bacterial endotoxin’ and ‘pyrogen’ interchangeably. They refer to phospholipid-polysaccharides (also termed lipopolysaccharides, or LPS). And there’s a chance [Read More...]

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Surface Sampling for ISO Class 5 Primary Engineering Controls
June 24, 2021

Contact Plates and Clean-Up In the compounding of pharmaceuticals, Primary Engineering Controls (PECs) are critical in ensuring final product integrity and public safety. [Read More...]

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Do Gloves Impact Your Work and Health?
March 24, 2021

We’ve Got You Covered It has been said that one of the (arguably very few) upsides of the COVID pandemic has been the [Read More...]

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Isopropyl Alcohols – How Much Do You Really Know About the Mogul of the Cleanroom?
March 4, 2021

In the cleanroom environment, there is none more popular than isopropyl alcohol. It wields great power and has many useful qualities. According to [Read More...]

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Smart Fungus Among Us – Can Mushrooms Architect the Materials of the Future?
February 12, 2021

Biosensing Technology When we think of fungi – and who doesn’t when we all have so much extra time to ponder the bizarre? [Read More...]

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Masks, Microbes, and Mushrooms – How Are You Protecting Against Fungi in the Cleanroom?
February 3, 2021

We recently revisited the subject of fungal and microbial pathogens in contamination-controlled environments such as cleanrooms and were pleasantly excited to note the [Read More...]

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Revisiting the Unsanitary/Insanitary Conundrum of Custom Biopharmaceuticals
January 18, 2021

Compounding the Problem? If we were called upon to characterize last year in just two words, we would undoubtedly select unprecedented and pandemic [Read More...]

2020 Cleanroom News Top Articles

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Cleanroom News: Top 5 Articles of 2020
January 4, 2021

Happy New Year and here’s to shutting the door firmly on the horror that was 2020. It’s hard to imagine that the terms [Read More...]

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Reptiles to the Rescue: Could Dragon’s Blood Offer Ancient Antidotes?
December 16, 2020

We talk a lot about vaccines these days, and for good reason. But it’s easy to forget that, even in the excitement swirling [Read More...]

COVID versus Camelid

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COVID versus Camelid: Do Nanobodies Do a Body Good?
November 18, 2020

Very occasionally a story emerges that stops us in our tracks and gives us pause for reflection. This year has seen its fair [Read More...]