Three Reasons Why You Can Rely On Soluble Media Pouches For Lab Testing

Media in labs is any material used to test bacteria, germs, diseases, and other similar microbial things. Most people think of the thick gel agar in petri dishes when lab testing media is mentioned, and they would be right. However, there are also products like SampleReady soluble media pouches, which are dry media ready to be introduced to water.

In many cases, researchers prefer to add purified water to the dry media to prevent the introduction of anything that could affect the outcome of the bacteria or other things that are being tested. Yet, there are times when researchers will not have access to purified water, and that is when soluble media pouches designed for tap water are ideal. Here are three reasons why you can rely on these types of soluble media pouches for lab testing. 

The Pouches Are Hermetically Sealed for Transport into Any Lab, Anywhere

Whether your lab is in the heart of the Amazon jungle or in a state of the art university lab, these media pouches are hermetically sealed to protect the media from contamination from literally everything. You could store these pouches in a leather satchel that accidentally gets wet in the Amazon river while crossing over to collect samples from the jungle and the samples would still be dry and ready to use. Considering the amount of spores, insects, and other contaminants that abound and could alter the media pouches, this is a very good thing indeed. 

You Can Use Tap Water So Long as It Is in a Clean, Controlled Environment

These pouches are designed with tap water in mind. The tap water is not a problem so long as the environment in which the tap water is accessed is clean and controlled. For example, if you have a tap sink in your lab, you can use the water from this  sink to make the bagged and powdered media into a usable jellied substance. Be sure to refrigerate in a sterile refrigeration unit after the media has been mixed properly, and the tap water will not be a problem at all. 

The Powdered Media Will Not Produce a Lot of Dust

Nobody likes accidentally breathing in a lot of media dust in the lab. These pouched media products are designed to be dust-free, even if you accidentally blow or sneeze into them and send some of the media off of the dish. (If you sneeze, you may want to throw out the exposed media anyway.) You will not breathe in any dust because none will scatter into the air in the lab. 

Contact a company, like Culture Media Concepts, to learn more.

Share