Selected Articles of Interest

Below are selected articles from our Bioscience World newsletter.  Please feel free to check back regularly, as new articles are always being put online.

High-profile uses

	SAS makes televised debut on 48 Hours
	NASA takes Bioscience products into space by Dr. Duane L. Pierson, Senior Microbiologist, NASA
	SAS used in crusade against Tuberculosis in prisons
	SAS used in war against bioterrorism
	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services uses SAS in protection against anthrax
	Bioscience products used for environmental monitoring in Sistine Chapel restoration
	Scientists use Bioscience products in maintaining remnants of 5,000 year old human
	Changing microbiological air samplers by James F. Quebbeman, M.S., M.A. Senior Auditor, Pfizer, Inc.

Best practices from industry experts

	Summary of best practices and frequently asked questions regarding microbial air sampling
	Change is Here - Examining Practical Implications of 2022 Revision to USP 797 by Abby Roth, ASQ CMQ/OE Owner/Microbiologist, Pure Microbiology
	SAS air samplers: ISO 14698-1 & ISO 14698-2 full compliance
	EU Annex 1 Requirements for Good Manufacturing Practices - Updates & Best Practices Moving Forward
	EN 17141 Compliance & d50 Sampling Efficiency Validated for SAS Air Samplers by Dr. Gediminas "Gede" Mainelis, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental & Biological Sciences, Rutgers University
	USP 797 - best practices by Dr. Laura A. Thoma, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
	SAS used in hospital operating rooms to ensure patient safety by Jennifer Wagner, Ph.D., Prism Environmental
	Sampling critical environments by Andrew Streifel, Hospital Environmental Specialist, University of Minnesota
	Viable cell counts by Dr. Daniel Y. C. Fung, Professor of Food Science, Kansas State University
	Environmental testing for USP 797 by Andrew Streifel, Hospital Environmental Specialist, University of Minnesota
	No turbulence, per ISO 14698-1 requirements by Guido Casati, International pbi

	Innovative sampling of injured microbial cells by Dr. Daniel Y. C. Fung, Professor of Food Science, Kansas State University
	Aerobiological methodology: limits and uses of viable testing by Dr. Bryce Kendrick, PhD, DSC, FRSC
	Commissioning criteria for microbiological acceptance of laboratory and healthcare facilities
	Hospital air monitoring by Andrew Streifel, Hospital Environmental Specialist, University of Minnesota

Endotoxins in hospitals by Dr. Daniel Y. C. Fung, Professor of Food Science, Kansas State University

SAS for isolators

General Bioscience news

	Biological certification of SAS air samplers to ensure full compliance with ISO 14698-1
	New SAS Isolator model

	3M targets indoor air quality with Duo SAS 360
	Switching to SAS by Paul E. Blankenship, Metrology Technical Specialist, Monsanto
	Who switched to SAS, and why

Archive

	Overview of forthcoming ISO 14698-1, ISO 14698-2, ISO 14644-1, & ISO 14644-2 Standards for Cleanrooms by Anne Marie Dixon, Cleanroom Management Associates, Inc.
	SAS celebrates twenty-fifth anniversary by Roberto Ligugnana Managing Director, International PBI
	Bioscience International Expands