Esco has published white papers documenting hydrogen peroxide vapour decontamination of its biological safety cabinets.
The white papers explore the decontamination process, using Steris and Bioquell equipment to decontaminate Esco biological safety cabinets, documenting procedures for hydrogen peroxide vapour decontamination, cycle parameters, microbiological efficacy and material compatibility.
They demonstrate that hydrogen peroxide vapour decontamination can be accomplished without any adaptations to current Esco biological safety cabinets.
Hydrogen peroxide vapour is a safer alternative to formaldehyde, the conventional decontamination agent, which has been banned in several European countries due to adverse health effects.
In addition to safety benefits, hydrogen peroxide vapour decontamination is faster and leaves the cabinet residue-free at the end of the decontamination cycle.
Biological safety cabinets are routinely decontaminated before service procedures or relocation, when the type of microorganism handled is changed, after serious spills, and when product contamination is suspected.
