Sterility Test Media and Rinse Buffers

Sterility Test Media and Rinse Buffers Millipore sterility test culture media are manufactured in ISO® 9001 manufacturing centers and have been formulated and tested to meet the requirements of the US, Japanese and European Pharmacopeias for use in sterility testing. Two types of Fluid Thioglycollate Media (FTM) are available: the USP formulation and new Clear FTM, an alternative formulation for customers who prefer a medium with extra visual clarity. The new formulation is validated to meet the performance and quality specifications set forth in the USP, EP, and JP for pH, sterility, percent oxidation, and growth promotion.

A Complete Selection
- Trypcase Soy Broth detects yeast, mold, and aerobic bacteria.
- Fluid Thioglycollate Medium (FTM) detects yeast, mold, aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria.Two types are available; the standard Pharmacopial formulation and the alternative clear formulation for extra visual clarity. Clear FTM conforms to the Pharmacopoeias.
- Fluids A, D, and K are used in conjunction with the Millipore Steritest Sterility Test System to rinse membranes and dissolve samples.
- Fluid A (0.1% peptone) is a general diluent or rinse solution for testing antibiotics and substances containing a preservative.
- Fluid D is useful as a rinse when testing antibiotics, articles containing lecithin or oil, and devices labeled as “sterile pathway”.
- Fluid K is generally suggested as a rinse when testing substances containing petrolatum.
- Technical Support can recommend the appropriate rinses and our Access^® Methods Development Team can develop customized protocol enhancements.


Certified For Reliable Recoveries
Media and rinse solutions are manufactured in an ISO 9001 manufacturing center where each lot is certified for pH, sterility, and growth promotion using ATCC^® strains specified by the USP/EP/JP. For details, contact Millipore Technical Service or refer to the Certificate of Quality, which is included with every box of media and rinse solution.