BioCassette™
Impactor and Agar in a Single-use Disposable Cassette
- No sterilization, preparation, cleaning, or disassembly
- Effectively collect and maintain viable samples
- Contamination eliminated — sterilized and sealed
- Small and lightweight, but rugged for shipping
- Compare performance to Anderson N-6 †
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| Sample Time: |
2 to 10 minutes |
| Sampling Rate: |
28.3 L/min |
| Sample Pump: |
High Volume Vacuum |
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- Advanced design for uniform airflow and lower stresses
on particles
- Consistent fill volume and orifice plate-to-media distance
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BioCassette
Product Data Bulletin PDF
BioCassette
Analytical Laboratories Reference List
Comparison
of BioCassette and Andersen N6 in side-by-side simultaneous sampling
(PDF)
The BioCassette Advantage
Reliability and simplicity: A recent study
† indicates
no statistically
significant difference in performance when compared to the Andersen N-6
Impactor.
The BIG difference is simplicity of design and operation.
Time-saving and cost-effective:Ready-to-use; no cleaning
between
samples; no sterilization required
Technologically advanced:Tapered holes with curved profile
achieve
smooth acceleration of air and ensure a more uniform and consistent airflow.
Gradual acceleration of air results in lower stresses on particles.
No external media exposure: Sterilized, sealed, and minimal
handling.
Protects sample integrity from sampling through analysis.
Consistency: Little variation in media fill volume and orifice
plate-to-media distance.
Its as easy as...
1. Remove red plug from cassette outlet and attach sampling pump.
2. Peel label off cassette and turn on sampling pump for desired sampling
time.
3. Peel back off label and stick label onto BioCassette inlet. Disconnect
pump and reattach red plug on cassette outlet.
Description
Simplify culturable air sampling by using the patented* BioCassette.
BioCassette is a single-use, disposable sampler that combines an impactor and
a petri dish containing agar into one unit. BioCassette simplifies the sampling
process and protects the integrity of culturable samples from sampling to analysis.
BioCassette Technology
Unlike traditional impactors, the BioCassette inlet features tapered holes
that have a curved profile in the form of a quarter ellipse. This gentle
profile facilitates a smooth acceleration of air containing particles through
each orifice and ensures a more consistent and uniform flow. The gradual
acceleration of the air through the tapered holes results in lower stresses
on particles.
BioCassettes Available without Agar—only from SKC!
SKC offers BioCassettes with and without growth medium/agar. Environmental
microbiological laboratories may wish to purchase BioCassettes without agar
and fill them with the desired agar for specific applications similar to
the way petri dishes are now handled. The difference is that the
BioCassette is the petri dish!
* Patent No. 6,
472, 203, additional patents pending.
† Georgianna, T.,
Purves, J., "Comparison of BioCassette and Anderson N6—side-by-side
Simultaneous Sampling," Department of Natural Resources, King County,
WA, April 23, 2003.
Performance Profile
| Diameter: |
95 mm (3.7 inches) |
| Media: |
Integral petri dish pre-filled with malt extract agar (available
without agar) |
| Jet classification stage: |
342 tapered holes |
| Cassette material: |
Molded hard plastic |
| Flow rate: |
28.3 L/min |
| Sample pump: |
Area sample pump (SKC 228-505 or
equivalent) |
| Analysis: |
Culture to determine total number of colony forming units
(CFU/m3), identification of genus/species of fungal spores,
or total number of spores
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Ordering Information
| Description |
Cat. No. |
| BioCassettes, sealed, pre-filled with malt extract agar,
5 pk Limited shelf-life, requires refrigeration |
225-9801 |
| BioCassettes, without agar, 10 pk |
225-9800 |
| Accessories |
| BioCassette Calibration Adapter |
225-9802 |
| Tripod Stand, telescopes to 5 ft |
225-9536 |
| Tripod Adapter |
225-9803 |
BioCassette Product
Data Bulletin PDF
BioCassette Analytical Laboratories Reference
List
Comparison of BioCassette
and Andersen
N6 in side-by-side simultaneous sampling (PDF)
This page was last modified June 29, 2004
