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Apex Biological Indicator (BI) products are designed specifically to meet the unique needs of the pharmaceutical, food, and medical device industries utilizing vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VH2O2) decontamination.

Our Apex product line offers:

  • The most resistant strain to VH202 processes to assure the manufacturing area is decontaminated
  • Greatly reduced false positives because products match the decontamination process
  • A highly flexible portfolio of BIs to match the resistance of process parameters

Whether it be self-contained biological indicators, stainless steel discs/ribbons or a spore suspension, Apex BI products offer the ideal solution for validating and monitoring vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VH202) decontamination.

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Apex EXTest

Apex EZTest

  • Self-contained Biological Indicator
  • Available with G. stearothermophilus 12980
  • Easy to culture - no laboratory required
  • Dramatic Color Change
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Apex Discs

  • Inoculated onto grade 304 stainless steel carriers
  • Discs measure 0.35″ diameter x 0.008″ thick
  • Available with G. stearothermophilus 12980 or 7953, or B. atrophaeus 9372
  • Tyvek® packaged indicators have perforations for hanging and a thumb notch for peeling
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Apex Ribbons

  • Bare stainless steel ribbons measure (0.25″ x 2.75″)
  • Inoculated at one end
  • Available with G. stearothermophilus 12980
  • Convenient size and flexibility
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Tri-Scale Biological Indicator

  • One convenient Tyvek/Tyvek® package; three G. stearothermophilus 12980 populations
  • Three carriers with 104, 105 and 106 spores; sealed in separate compartments
  • Used for initial shakedown or validation of new enclosures or filling lines
  • Convenient to identify worst-case location(s) in enclosure
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Technical Specifications

Apex® Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Biological Indicators

Storage: 2 – 8°C;  < 50% relative humidity

Expiration: 9 months from date of manufacture (not applicable for Apex BIs that are made to order)

Certification: Apex biological indicators are traceable to a recognized culture collection, and certified for population and reference D-value.

G. stearothermophilus 12980

Incubation

7 days at 55 – 60°C
Population 106 10⁴ 103 106

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105

106

106

Units

100

100

100

100

50

30

Reorder#

HMV-091

KCD-404

HMV-091E3*

SBC-327

LOG-456

AP-VH2O2-SC-S12980/6

*product is made to order

G. stearothermophilus 7953

Incubation 7 days at 55 – 60°C
Population 106 104 103
Units 100 100 100
Reorder#

NAS-152

NAS-152E4*

NAS-152E3*

*product is made to order

B. atrophaeus 9372

Incubation

7 days at 30 – 35°C

 

 
Population 106 105 103
Units 100 100 100
Reorder#

GRS-090

GRS-090E5*

GRS-090E3*

*product is made to order

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