Viable Air Samplers
Air sampling is a key component of effective environmental monitoring programs that ensure critical areas, such as production areas and medical facilities, meet the requirements for microbial limits.
While passive air monitoring uses settle plates for the quantitative analysis of the air, active air monitoring requires the use of a microbial air sampler. Air samplers impact microorganisms of a known volume of air onto a culture medium.
Our air samplers are based on different principles, enabling technology selection to suit your needs. We offer products specifically designed for the food and beverage industries, explosion hazard areas, cleanrooms and isolators, and compressed gas monitoring. Our easy-to-use monitoring systems are designed for many environment monitoring needs.
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Microbial Air Samplers for Ambient Air and Compressed Gases
The MAS-100® series is a complete and accurate system for reliable and easy ambient air monitoring. The MAS-100® series is based on the Anderson impaction principle and uses settle plates or contact plates.
The family of MAS-100® instruments consists of dedicated instruments for different applications, such as:
- The portable, battery-operated microbial air samplers MAS-100 NT® with or without filter as well as the corresponding explosion-proofed version (MAS-100 NT Ex® with or without filter) as well as the MAS-100 VF are designed for use in cleanrooms up to ISO 5 grade.
- The MAS-100 Eco® is a simple-to-use and designed for use in food and beverage industries.
- The MAS-100 ISO NT® and the MAS-100 ISO MH® are designed for fixed installation in isolators or RABS for up to four sample locations.
- The MAS-100 Atmos® is a portable, battery operated and extremely easy to use microbial compressed gas sampler providing accurate sampling of compressed air, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and argon.
RCS® CENTRIFUGAL AIR SAMPLERS FOR AMBIENT AIR AND COMPRESSED GASES
The RCS® series is renowned for safe and reliable environmental monitoring in food, medical and pharmaceutical industries. The RCS® high flow touch microbial air sampler features a high-resolution color touchscreen, an intuitive software, and an ergonomic design allow for maximum reliability in monitoring ambient air and compressed gas using agar strips.
- RCS® high flow touch hand-held air sampler is equipped with a high‑resolution color touchscreen and intuitive software for maximum ease-of-use. The instrument can also dually function to test compressed gas with the use of our compressed gas adapter.
- RCS® compressed gas adapter gives the added ability for microbial monitoring of compressed gasses. It can easily switch from viable air testing to compressed gas testing.
All RCS® Samplers employ the principle of centrifugal impaction according to Reuter and provide the following key benefits:
- Gentle impaction speed
- Low turbulence and controlled air stream
- Even distribution of microorganisms
- No local drying of the agar
- Complete system with standardized agar media
- Autoclave-able sampling head
Related Product Resources
- Poster: MAS-100 NT® Air Outlet Particle Filter
Viable Air Samplers are used for quantitative determination of airborne contamination in cleanrooms and isolators.
- Brochure: Environmental Monitoring Solutions for Pharmaceutical Industry
GMP compliant solutions for process monitoring in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
- Application Note: Biological Efficiency of the MAS-100 NT® Air Sampler with TSA w. LTHThio sedi. ICR Settle Plates
ISO 14698-1 describes standard methods to measure biological contamination in cleanrooms and associated controlled environments.
- Application Note: Using Different Perforated Lids on the MAS-100® Family Air Samplers
Perforated lids are crucial to the physical and biological sampling efficiency of impaction-based microbial air samplers.
- Application Note: Impact of Higher Volumes and Sequential Sampling in Active Air Monitoring
Modified methods in tests with the MAS-100 NT® air sampler and ICR settle plates.
- Application Note: Impact of the New EN 17141 on the ISO 14698 Validation of MAS-100® Air Samplers
The scope of the new norm is to establish the requirements, recommendations and methodology for microbiological contamination control in clean controlled environments.
- Application Note: VHP Decontamination of MAS-100 NT® Microbial Air Sampler - Hydrogen Peroxide Decontamination
Active microbial air sampling is frequently required for cleanrooms and associated controlled environments.
- Application Note: How to Achieve Full Data Integrity for the MAS-100 NT® Air Sampler
Environmental monitoring (EM) is the key process measuring the efficiency of the sum of all measures implemented to minimize the contamination risk in the aseptic manufacturing environment.
- Flyer: Eliminate the Risk of Cleanroom Cross-contamination
As portable air samplers are sometimes moved and used across environments with different levels of microbial contamination, there is a potential risk of cross-contamination between areas.
- Datasheet: Our Services Portfolio Supporting the MAS-100® Family
Discover our services portfolio supporting the MAS-100® family for active air monitoring.
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