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Biological & Chemical Indicators
Steam indicator strips play a critical role in sterility assurance programs by assuring that the autoclave is
working properly and the conditions for sterilization to occur were met. STERIS Life Sciences offers many
forms of reliable bacterial spore tests to determine if the sterilization cycle parameters were sufficient to
kill the test microorganisms.Used along with biological indicators, STERIS chemical indicators respond to
specific chemical or physical changes inside an autoclave to monitor different cycles of the sterilization
process.
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Biological Indicators for Sterilization (/en/products/biologicaland-chemical-indicators/biological-indicators)
Sterilization indicators, such as spore strips and indicator tape, enable routine
monitoring, qualification,and load monitoring of the steam sterilization
process. They indicate whether the conditions during a steam autoclave cycle
were adequate to achieve a defined level of microbial inactivation.
(/en/products/biologicalBacterial Spores:
and-chemicalindicators/biologicalBacillus atrophaeus (BA)
indicators)
Geobacillus stearothermophilus (GS)
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Chemical Indicators for Sterilization (/en/products/biologicaland-chemical-indicators/chemical-indicators)
Chemical indicators are designed to respond to one or more of the physical
conditions within the sterilizing chamber. Use them to routinely monitor the
process parameters of your sterilization process to ensure that they meet your
quality assurance goals.
(/en/products/biologicalPopular Applications:
and-chemicalindicators/chemicalPre-vacuum sterilizers
indicators)
Dry heat sterilization
Steam sterilization processes
Ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization processes
VHP Biodecontamination Units
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Biological Indicators:
Use & Applications
Biological indicators are test systems that contain viable microorganisms with a defined resistance to a
specific sterilization process. They help monitor whether the necessary conditions were met to kill a
specified number of microorganisms for a given sterilization process.
Bacterial spores are some of the toughest microorganisms to kill. Since Geobacillus stearothermophilus
spores demonstrate a high resistance toward steam and vaporized hydrogen peroxide, they’re used in
biological indicators that monitor these sterilization processes, while BIs with Bacillus atrophaeus are
used for ethylene oxide (EO) and dry heat applications.
A passing result for the BI demonstrates that the sterilizer is effective in killing a large number of highly
resistant bacterial spores, providing users with a level of assurance in their sterilization process.
Popular Biological Indicators
Spordex® Biological Indicator Strips (/en/products/biological-and-chemical-indicators/biologicalindicators/spordex-strips)
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Spordex® Self-Contained Biological Indicator Ampoules (/en/products/biological-and-chemicalindicators/biological-indicators/spordex-self-contained-biological-indicator-ampoules)
Verify® Self-Contained Biological Indicators (/en/products/biological-and-chemicalindicators/biological-indicators/verify-self-contained-biological-indicators)
Spordex® VH202 Biological Indicators (/en/products/biological-and-chemicalindicators/biological-indicators/spordex-vh2o2-biological-indicators)
Chemical Indicators:
Use & Applications
Our indicators containing chemicals that are affected by high heat are used to confirm if an item has been
subjected to the sterilization process. The indicators contain one or more chemicals that visibly change in
color when effectively exposed to specific sterilizing parameters
STERIS offers two basic types of chemical indicators. Single-parameter, temperature-specific indicators,
which are affected only by heat, and multi-parameter chemical indicators that respond to a combination
of conditions, such as time, temperature, moisture, gas concentration, and humidity.
Chemical indicators provide immediate verification that items have been processed as soon as they’re
removed from the sterilizer, making them a key part of any sterility assurance program.
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