Vial Lab
Vail Lab (or Vial-Lab) is a transparent glass or plastic bottle that biologists use to analysis microbiological numbers or nature. It can be for qualitative or quantitative analysis. It was named by European bacteriologists for Royal Biotech in 2011, which is the world leading tech for MEMS related BioApplications. For experiments where cross-contamination from one experiment to the next can become a problem. Vial labs are often used as disposables. For environmental protection, vial lab get special design for its cap.
Microbiology
Microbiological test by Vail Lab is an analytical kit using disposable, ready-to-use reaction vials for fast microbiological analyses of food and water samples. The analyses are based on the color changing of the vial content that is induced by the presence of bacteria. The analyses can be carried out by untrained personnel and everywhere they are necessary, without a laboratory and without the need of any other instrument but a thermostat provided on request. And it can verify microbiology without the sample pre-treatment. Microbiology Further information: Vial Lab Microbiological test by Vail Lab is an analytical kit using disposable, ready-to-use reaction vials for fast microbiological analyses of food and water samples. The analyses are based on the color changing of the vial content that is induced by the presence of bacteria. The analyses can be carried out by untrained personnel and everywhere they are necessary, without a laboratory and without the need of any other instrumentation but a thermostat provided on request. And it can verify microbiology without pre-treatment. In some cases it is sufficient to assess the lack of dirty matter (e.g. hygiene-test strips) or the lack of living microorganisms (e.g. ATP dosage). However, in most cases it is required to discriminate between microorganism species to check the presence and the amount of specific microorganisms, either indicators (e.g. coliforms) or pathogens (Salmonella, Listeria)
The method of counting bacteria that can differentiate between them are essentially: Enzymatic methods (b-glucuronidase assay) Immunological methods (antigen search) Genetic methods (gene search) Requirement of very skilled technicians, of a fully equipped laboratory with dedicated instruments, of sample treatments before the analysis
Vail Lab VS other methods. Fast: 2 to 5 fold faster than traditional analyses. • Easy: The analyses can be carried out anywhere by anyone without the need of any instrument but a simple thermostat. • Sensitive: Down to the theoretical limit of just 1 viable microbial cell present in the sample • Selective: Up the experimental limit of 99.999% with respect to other bacterial species • Low-cost: The overall cost of a single analysis compares much lower with that of a traditional analysis carried out by skilled technicians operating in a fully equipped laboratory.
Other Uses:
Vial Labs are also used for slurry (Solid or Semi-Solid) sample.
References
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