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  at home lab - wash bay

  Posted by hanab on January 25, 2021 at 6:18 pm

  Question for anyone who started formulating/manufacturing at their home. Was your wash bay in a separate room or did you have it in the same room you used for formulating? Worried about potential microbial growth. I would never manufacture and wash at the same time, everything would happen separately with adequate time in between. I would also use nutrient agar plates to ensure there was no microbial growth. Does anyone have any feedback they could provide me with?

  hanab replied 3 years, 8 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies

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  Dr Catherine Pratt

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  February 4, 2021 at 3:53 pm

  Separate and I thougtht it was a pain!!!

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  hanab

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  February 17, 2021 at 3:41 pm

  Thank-you Dr. Pratt! I really appreciate your response! I trust my analytical chemistry girls, it taught me to be oh so very paranoid and anal haha

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  Microformulation

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  February 17, 2021 at 4:03 pm

  Ours is in a separate room, but we only use it for larger items. Our glassware all goes through our Labconco Glassware Washer. I have seen some labs use a dedicated (NO FOOD) stainless dishwasher as well. (Much less expensive).

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  hanab

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  March 3, 2021 at 5:32 pm

  Thank you!!

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  belassi

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  March 4, 2021 at 8:30 pm

  I don’t even have running water in the lab. I take all the used gear to a washing area.

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  hanab

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  March 8, 2021 at 5:04 pm

  Thank you Belassi!

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