Serologicals Corp. (www.serologicals.com) has been granted a patent on its proprietary purification process that clears infectious prions — thought to be the cause of Mad Cow Disease—from its bovine-based cell culture growth medium, EX-CYTE.
A liquid chromatography (LC) process developed by Agilent Technologies Inc. (www.agilent.com/chem) separates and identifies protein fragments up to 20 times faster than current methods, reducing the cost and time required for high-resolution peptide mapping of antibodies.
A patent-pending Cluster Probing System (CPS), developed by SUSS MicroTec AG (www.suss.com), is designed to combine multiple semiconductor test configurations in one system without worker intervention.
An ozone-based water treatment system is helping the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) here to save on water use and expense while also serving as a powerful disinfectant process against water-based pathogens.
Thermo-Assisted Drying and Decontamination (TADD) is a new technology under development by PIC USA (www.pic.com) to reduce disease transmission associated with livestock trailer transportation.
A recent study by two British doctors indicates that the use of copper alloys on surfaces in healthcare facilities could control the highly antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, MRSA—methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus.
Recommended practices for unidirectional flow clean-air devices and paint-spray applications have been reviewed and validated for use without change by their respective Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST; www.iest.org) working groups.
A paint with an antimicrobial formula has been developed by Alpha Pro Tech Engineered Products (www.alphaprotech.com) to inhibits growth of bacteria, fungi and algae on painted surfaces in cleanrooms, contamination-control environments, hospitals, and surgical rooms.
KES Science & Technology Inc. (Atlanta, Ga.; www.kesmist.com; www.kesair.com), a provider of preservation products for the food industry, cold storage warehouses, and florists, has linked with Electric Aquagenics Unlimited (EAU) to distribute its water electrolysis-based products that disinfect, sanitize and clean surfaces and foods without toxicity to consumer or environment.
An international standard, designed to be used by any industry impacted by airborne molecular contamination (AMC), is being circulated to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) members for comment, following its draft release late this spring by the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST; www.iest.org).
Over the last few years, we've all witnessed a general downturn in industry trade show attendance across the board, and some even suggest the best days of such events are already behind us.
The semiconductor industry continues to present challenges to contamination control scientists and solution providers, and the expectation is that with each new generation of semiconductor products will also come a parallel set of new contamination concerns.
In April, Infineon Technologies (www.infineon.com), a subsidiary of Munich, Germany-based Infineon Technologies AG, announced a $1 billion project here that will transform the shell of a fab into a factory capable of processing 25,000 wafer starts per month.
