PBSC offers improved sterilisation with new decon chamber
UK-based company PBSC in Huddersfield has launched a HPV Decontamination Chamber designed to improve health, safety and efficiency.
The chamber uses vaporised hydrogen peroxide to achieve a six-log reduction – the level typically used to indicate sterilisation potential.
The bespoke vaporised H2O2 material air lock is manufactured in module format for re-assembly on site. This modular fabrication allows for quick and easy installation into pre-existing facilities and laboratories without the need for complicated construction or configuration, lengthy inconvenience and expensive down time.
The units are manufactured from grade 304 or 316 Stainless Steel and incorporate PBSC’s renowned inflatable seal doors. The units are fitted flush to the floor, eliminating the need for structural foundations and allowing easy access for wheeled items. A separate control panel continually monitors the integrity of all seals and, with no ducting or venting required, this ‘standalone’ chamber only requires a host facility to supply power and compressed air
The chambers operate with a Clarus L or Clarus C hydrogen peroxide vapour generator supplied by BioQuell of Hamsphire, world leaders in decontamination process systems, who also supply the integrated ceiling mounted aeration module.
Peter Bloomer of PBSC said: ‘When looking for compatible generators and aeration units, we needed technology that was highly-efficient and so we naturally turned to the best in the business. Bioquell fulfil all our requirements and we are pleased to have them on board.’
With a cycle time of approximately one-hour, PBSC decontamination chambers are ideally suited for installation on the barrier between sterile and non-sterile areas within pharmaceutical production facilities and medical research laboratories. The chambers also provide low temperature decontamination and are, therefore, commonly positioned next to autoclaves for the decontamination of heat sensitive loads and loads that are too large for the autoclave.
The material air lock MAL offers users an inflatable door seals for reliable containment; on-board catalytic filtration for hydrogen peroxide removal and has interlocked doors.
The system has key technical specifications, including 304/316 double-skin stainless steel construction, an air-tight doors tested to over 1000Pa, and 99.997% efficient HEPA filters.
