Pipette Swab – Phosphate Buffered Saline

Description

The Pipette Swab with Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) is a convenient, all-in-one sampling device designed for environmental hygiene monitoring and pathogen testing. Its integrated pipette-style design allows users to collect, transport, and dispense samples with precision, eliminating the need for separate swabs, tubes, or pipettes.

Pre-filled with 10 mL of sterile PBS, this pipette swab provides a controlled, measured liquid volume for accurate microbial recovery and consistent test results. The dropper-style dispensing cap makes it easy to transfer defined amounts of sample directly onto agar plates or film media.

Ideal for food processing facilities, pharmaceutical production, healthcare environments, laboratories, and general hygiene monitoring, the Pipette Swab streamlines surface sampling while minimizing contamination risks.

Key Features

• Integrated Sampling System: Combines a sterile swab, buffer solution, sample tube, and dispensing pipette into a single device. This simplifies environmental sampling and reduces handling steps.
• Pre-Measured PBS Buffer: Each device contains 10 mL of sterile Phosphate Buffered Saline, providing reliable dilution and helping maintain microbial viability during sampling and transport.
• Pipette-Style Quantitative Dispensing: The dropper-style cap allows accurate dispensing of sample aliquots, ensuring consistent volumes are applied to culture media or test systems.
• High Sample Recovery: The specially designed swab head promotes efficient release of microorganisms into the buffer, improving detection sensitivity.
• Closed-System Safety: Sampling and dispensing occur within a sealed tube system, reducing cross-contamination and operator exposure.
• Portable & Easy to Use: Compact, sterile, and ready to use straight out of the package—ideal for routine hygiene monitoring programs and field sampling.

Applications

• Environmental surface sampling
• Food production hygiene monitoring
• Pharmaceutical cleanroom testing
• Pathogen detection programs
• Equipment and facility sanitation verification
• Laboratory microbiological sampling

Operating Instructions

1. Remove the pipette swab from its sterile packaging.
2. Swab the target surface using consistent pressure and coverage.
3. Insert the swab back into the tube containing PBS buffer.
4. Mix thoroughly to release microorganisms into the solution.
5. Use the pipette cap to dispense measured droplets onto agar plates or film media.
6. Incubate according to the culture media instructions.

Product Specifications

Pairing with Easy Plate Film Media

The Pipette Swab PBS works exceptionally well when used alongside Easy Plate film media, allowing laboratories and quality teams to obtain comprehensive microbial insights from a single sample.

After swabbing a defined surface area:

1. Release the swab into the PBS buffer and mix the sample.
2. Use the built-in pipette to dispense 20 drops onto multiple Easy Plate films.
3. Incubate each plate to detect different microbial groups.

Because the device contains 10 mL of buffer, you can easily distribute the sample across multiple test plates, such as:

• Easy Plate AC – Total aerobic bacteria
• Easy Plate EC – E. coli and coliforms
• Easy Plate YM – Yeast and mould
• Easy Plate ET – Enterobacteriaceae
• Easy Plate SA – Staphylococcus aureus

This approach allows one surface sample to provide multiple microbiological results, improving contamination tracking and hygiene verification while reducing sampling time.

Benefits of this workflow include:

• Broader microbial detection from a single sample
• Reduced sampling variability
• Faster environmental monitoring
• More efficient use of test media

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