Rapid Aerobiocontamination Control in Clean Rooms

The CORIOLIS® from Bertin Technologies is a new microbial air sampler dedicated to capture biological particles in the air. It relies on a cyclonic patented technology to concentrate airborne particles (for example bacteria and molds) into a liquid media quickly. This sample is compatible with all analyses including immuno-assay, PCR, flow cytometry, microbiology.

Giving accurate and reliable results in only few hours, it has been validated for indoor and outdoor air monitoring and it can efficiently collect airborne contains such as bacteria, spores, molds, pollens and even airborne viruses…

According to ISO 14698 recommendations, Coriolis®µ is a perfect solution for the collection of bio-particles as far as it has a d50 (the particle diameter at which the sampler efficiency is more than 50%) easily below 0,5µm (HPA report n°41/08). A high air flow rate (up to 300L/min) can be set to collect a representative sample and improve the probability of detecting a large panel of micro-organisms even if a low concentration is in the air.

The collection efficiency has been tested by Pfizer US, and results have been published during the 4th Annual Global Conference on Pharmaceutical Microbiology (PDA) in October 2009.