55 MM Contact Plates

55 MM Contact Plates

Material
  • Polystyrene
Capacity
  • 55 MM

Product Features

  • Standard Size: These contact plates are designed with a standard diameter of 55mm, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of laboratory equipment and incubators.
  • Sterile: The contact plates are available in a sterile format, which is essential for microbiological and clinical applications, preventing contamination during testing.
  • High-Quality Material: Constructed from premium, medical-grade, and non-reactive polystyrene material, ensuring a consistent and reliable surface for sample cultivation.
  • Uniform Thickness: The plates have a consistent thickness to ensure even heat distribution during incubation, promoting optimal sample growth and reliable results.
  • Flat Base / Easy open Lid variant.
  • Domed Base / Tight Lid Variant.
  • Stackable Design: These plates feature a stackable design, making them space-efficient for storage and reducing the risk of accidental plate damage.
  • Matrix Base: These plates have a grided base, which allows for easy identification of colony formation, simplifying the tracking.

Applications

  • Environmental Monitoring: Contact plates are used to sample surfaces in cleanrooms, pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, food processing areas, and other controlled environments to monitor and control microbial contamination.
  • Pharmaceutical Quality Control: In pharmaceutical manufacturing, these plates are employed for environmental monitoring of critical areas, equipment, and personnel to ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and quality standards.
  • Food and Beverage Testing: Contact plates are utilized to assess microbial contamination on food processing equipment, packaging materials, and surfaces in food production facilities. They help maintain food safety and quality.
  • Clinical Microbiology: In clinical laboratories, 55mm contact plates are used to collect and grow microorganisms from various clinical specimens, including wound swabs, throat swabs, and urine samples, aiding in disease diagnosis.
  • Water Testing: These plates are employed for microbial analysis in water sources, including drinking water, recreational water, and industrial water systems, to detect the presence of harmful microorganisms.
  • Cosmetic Industry: Cosmetic manufacturing facilities use contact plates for quality control to ensure that their products are free from harmful microorganisms and safe for use.
  • Aseptic Areas Monitoring: In aseptic manufacturing environments, where sterility is crucial, contact plates are used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization procedures and to detect any microbial contamination.