Dalatec Corporation

Dalatec has seen many new requirements from hospitals and pharmacies that need cleanroom consumables, wipers, swabs, mops and disinfectants for their required sterile environments. The United States  Pharmaccpeida (USP) has developed standards for compounding in sterile environments. These standards help compounding practitioners adhere to widely acknowledged, scientifically sound procedures and practices, and facilitate the delivery of consistent and good-quality prepared medicines to patients. State Boards of Pharmacy may adopt these USP standards into their regulations. The objective of USP <797> is to describe conditions and practices to prevent harm, including death, to patients that could result from: Microbial contamination,Excessive bacterial endotoxins,Variability in the intended strength of ingredients,Chemical and physical contaminants,Incorrect type or quality of ingredients in Compounded Sterile Preparations (CSPs). USP <797> provides practice and quality standards for all persons who prepare CSP drugs and nutrients and all places they are prepared. They require that the preparation of CSPs occur in...

 ITW Texwipe is a manufacturer of cleanroom consumable products, which are used in the environment which one addresses the levels of potential contamination's and respective contaminants when working in bio medical, pharmaceutical or microelectronics. (please see attached Texwipe Solutions Brochure) Since there has been much recent news about viruses and bacteria contamination, especially Ebola,  we thought it would be timely and of interest to relate the types of cleanroom products and how they address "disinfecting".  Disinfection reduces the number of viable microorganisms.  When instruments are used inside the body, the disinfectant is not enough, the instruments should be sterilized.  Sterilization kills viable microorganisms. For the sterilization of the instruments (like surgical instruments) sterilants are used.   The sterilants are the high concentration of Hydrogen peroxide solutions (35%) and Aldehides (like formaldehyde).  These solutions are not used for the surface disinfection because they are very corrosive and toxic for people.  The instruments are...

Texwipe now offers sterile swabs which are Gamma Irradiated to a Sterility Assurance Level of10¯⁶ in accordance with ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11137. The swabs come in: CottonFoamPolyester Each swab is individually wrapped through clear packaging and has a lot code and expiration date.Industries:PharmaceuticalBiologicsMedical DevicesMicrbiological LaboratoriesDiagnostic Testing LaboratoriesApplications:Diagnostic SamplingEnvironmental MonitoringPicking up fine powders (Foam wipe)Cleaning with solvents such as IPA (Cotton or Polyester Series)