The Dipslide & Microbiological Information Hub by Testing Made Easy

Industrial Fluids: - Dipslides can be used for the detection of bacteria & moulds in metalworking fluids, paper processing waters and fuel tanks / systems.

Environmental Hygiene: - Dipslides can be used to monitor the surface contamination within domestic or institutional sites.

Leather Industry: - Dipslides can be used for the detection of spoilage organisms in hide and skin soaking liquors.

Food Preparation: - Food safety has become a major news issue. The highest standards are now demanded from food manufacturers, producers and retailers. Are you confident that your premises meet these standards? Testing Made Easy Slides can give you peace of mind, or help you locate a problem quickly so that effective action can be taken.

Clinical: - Testing Made Easy diagnostic slides are used as a rapid, simple test for diagnosing bacterial infections.
The Till-u-test range is suitable for a variety of clinical uses.

Our Dipslides typically come with a use by date of 6 - 9 months, dependent of manufacture cycle and type of dipslide. We would advise you that a dipslide could be used after this date as long as no contamination or visible shrinkage shows on the agar surface. We however cannot accept any responsibility for failure or wrong results if this is done.

Your Dipslides should ideally be stored at around 15 degrees C; they can be stored in higher or lower temperatures if the temperature is kept from fluctuating.
Dipslides should be stored in cool dry conditions, but not in a refrigerator. Every care is taken to ensure your Dipslides reach you in a perfect condition.

Prior to dispatch Dipslides are quarantined for at least 7 days at 25 degrees C. The high temperature will promote any bacteria into growth should it be present at the point of manufacture, these Dipslides would then be rejected.

Every dipslide is individually checked for cosmetic damage and contamination and we are proud to offer dipslides that have typically less than a 1% failure.

Dipslides are supplied in boxes of 10 individual slides together with identification labels, user instructions and a comparator chart to quantify and interpret growth results.

Dipslides when dispatched are non-hazardous (Safety Data Sheets Available). However used & contaminated dipslides should be sterilised before disposal, or disposed of by autoclave, or incineration.

Fluid Sampling

Remove the dipslide from the chamber and immerse for about 10 seconds in the liquid to be tested.	Remove the dipslide from the liquid and allow to drain for a few seconds. Replace the dipslide in to the chamber and incubate for 24 to 48 hours.	At the end of incubation, read the results against the chart provided with you pack of dipslides.

Surface Sampling

Remove the dipslide from the chamber and press one side against the surface to be tested.	Turn the slide over and repeat the procedure with the second side of the slide.	Replace the slide in to the chamber and incubate for 24 to 48 hours	At the end of incubation read the results against the chart provided with your pack of dipslides.

DIPSLIDE FEATURES Large paddle for easy reading Flexible paddle for maximum surface contact Airtight Easy To Use lid Conveniently boxed in 10's Comparator chart provided

An invisible enemy is far deadlier than one you can see. Bacteria are all around us and in vast numbers. Some of these are harmless and others can cause problems to people and machinery, which can be expensive or life threatening.

The Dipslide can help unmask that invisible enemy. The Dipslide can replace the lengthy traditional methods of testing and is safe, reliable, economical and fast at giving an indication of the presence of bacteria.

A Dipslide unit consists of nutrient agars on a sampling paddle. The paddle is permanently attached to the easy to grip cap, which is contained within a clear plastic shatterproof chamber. Each box of 10 dipslides (1 pack) is batch numbered for quality control purposes. The testing procedure is simple for fluids and surfaces and requires little or no specialist training.

Testing Made Easy offer one of the largest most diverse selection of dipslides available, with a slide for almost every application and they are all available from our main store page.

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