Risk awareness during operation of analytical flow cytometers and implications throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought biosafety to the forefront of many life sciences. The outbreak has compelled research institutions to re-evaluate biosafety practices and potential at-risk areas within research laboratories and more specifically within Shared Resource Laboratories (SRLs). In flow cytometry facilities, biological safety assessment encompasses known hazards based on the biological sample and associated risk group, as well as potential or unknown hazards, such as aerosol generation and instrument "failure modes." Cell sorting procedures undergo clearly defined biological safety assessments and adhere to well-established biosafety guidelines that help to protect SRL staff and users against aerosol exposure. Conversely, benchtop analyzers are considered low risk due to their l

SUBMITTER: Aspland A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10493867 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature