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Evaluation of the BioVigilant® IMD-A™, A Novel Optical Spectroscopy Technology for the Continuous and Real-time Environmental Monitoring of Viable and Nonviable Particles. Part II. Case Studies in Environmental Monitoring during Aseptic Filling, Intervention Assessments, and Glove Integrity Testing in Manufacturing Isolators

Michael J. Miller, Michael R. Walsh, Jerry L. Shrake, Randall E. Dukes and Daniel B. Hill
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology May 2009, 63 (3) 259-283;

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Evaluation of the BioVigilant® IMD-A™, A Novel Optical Spectroscopy Technology for the Continuous and Real-time Environmental Monitoring of Viable and Nonviable Particles. Part II. Case Studies in Environmental Monitoring during Aseptic Filling, Intervention Assessments, and Glove Integrity Testing in Manufacturing Isolators
Michael J. Miller, Michael R. Walsh, Jerry L. Shrake, Randall E. Dukes, Daniel B. Hill
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology May 2009, 63 (3) 259-283;
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