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08/27/2026

A UCLA study tested three mouse strains—Swiss Webster, C57Bl/6, and BALB/c—against disinfectant residues. Chlorine dioxide tablets showed no significant aversion in any strain. Want to learn more about the results? Head over to https://quiplabs.com/choosing-research-disinfectant/

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Home » Choosing a Research Facility Disinfectant: What Two Peer-Reviewed Studies Show About ClO2, Sporicidal Activity, and Animal Aversion

08/25/2026

After years of buildup in this large animal facility, we applied ViveSecure with a foam applicator and light brush agitation, and the soil began visibly breaking up on rinse with substantially less labor.

The picture you see here is ten minutes of contact time.

The chemistry uses a patented combination of quaternary ammonium and hydrogen peroxide formulated to chemically lift proteinaceous soils rather than react with the surface and stop.

Learn more at https://quiplabs.com/best-practices-nhp/

08/24/2026

An academic research institution consolidated and cut total costs by 48%. Most of that savings came from visibility into waste: less chemistry per load, shorter cycle times, and reduced water use per washer.

The full breakdown, including the numbers, is at https://quiplabs.com/study/costs/

08/19/2026

What would you do if the boiler on your tunnel washer died on a Friday, with a backlog of soiled cages already stacking up?

That's exactly what happened to one of our customers earlier this year.

We immediately swapped them over to a cold water wash program, using Quiptrol 3000 to achieve the same level of sanitation that steam was used for previously, and then proved that through microbial plating with our Expanded Lab Services.

Is your cage wash program evaluating House-Hot or Cold Water cage washing? How are you planning to validate?

https://quiplabs.com/cold-water-cage-wash-validation/

August 7, 2026 Cold Water Cage Wash Validation Biosafety & Sanitation What Happens When a Cage Washer Boiler Fails 8 min read Validating a Cold-Water Wash Cycle How Monitoring Proved It Worked Staying Validated Long-Term Frequently Asked Questions What would you do if the boiler on your tunnel washe...

08/18/2026

A 2019 UC SAN DIEGO study tested six common disinfectants, including MB-10 Tablets, against bacterial spore formers isolated from actual facility contamination events. MB-10 required a median lethal concentration of 0.05% while some competitor options needed 2%—a 40-fold difference in efficacy.

In addition, acrylic surfaces showed visible pitting and fissuring when exposed to accelerated peroxide formulations over three months, whereas MB-10 Tablets caused no visible damage to acrylic and ranked among the least corrosive on ferrous metals.

https://quiplabs.com/choosing-research-disinfectant/

Home » Choosing a Research Facility Disinfectant: What Two Peer-Reviewed Studies Show About ClO2, Sporicidal Activity, and Animal Aversion

08/12/2026

Can testing prove a disinfectant worked? Not exactly.

ATP testing is excellent for measuring organic residue and verifying cleaning performance. But when the goal is confirming microbial reduction, ATP and testing answer different questions.

That's why facilities validating cold-water cage wash programs should pair ATP monitoring with culture-based environmental testing.

Read all about how we helped validate a cage wash program that was suddenly faced with a new process at https://quiplabs.com/cold-water-cage-wash-validation/

August 7, 2026 Cold Water Cage Wash Validation Biosafety & Sanitation What Happens When a Cage Washer Boiler Fails 8 min read Validating a Cold-Water Wash Cycle How Monitoring Proved It Worked Staying Validated Long-Term Frequently Asked Questions What would you do if the boiler on your tunnel washe...

08/11/2026

When their cage wash boiler failed suddenly, one facility's response to a proposed cold-water cage wash program was simple:

"Plate the caging and show it works."

So that's exactly what we did.

Read all about the results and how we helped reduce downtime and kept their cage wash program running at https://quiplabs.com/cold-water-cage-wash-validation/

August 7, 2026 Cold Water Cage Wash Validation Biosafety & Sanitation What Happens When a Cage Washer Boiler Fails 8 min read Validating a Cold-Water Wash Cycle How Monitoring Proved It Worked Staying Validated Long-Term Frequently Asked Questions What would you do if the boiler on your tunnel washe...

08/10/2026

Looking to get your ADW program ready for your Inspection? Find out if you're ready at

The facilities that move through AAALAC site visits with confidence share a few things in common. Water quality surveillance is continuous, not point-in-time. Service visits generate written reports that staff can produce on demand. Testing schedules cover pH, microbial load, and chemical parameters...

08/01/2026

Diluting disinfectant further than the label says looks like an easy way to cut costs, but at a 1:64 dilution, some accelerated peroxide based disinfectants retain only about 32 percent of their EPA registered efficacy claims.

That gap between what the label promises and what actually reaches the surface is easy to miss until contamination shows up somewhere it shouldn't. We built a calculator that shows the real tradeoff between dilution ratio and registered efficacy so facilities can make that decision with the numbers in front of them.

Try it here: https://quiplabs.com/the-true-cost-of-dilution/

Our new True Cost of Dilution Calculator at quiplabs.com lets you see exactly how different dilution rates affect pathogen coverage. Select different concentrations and instantly view which EPA claims remain active

07/29/2026

A three-chamber preference study tested how mice respond to different disinfectant chemistries.

Mice showed aversion to an accelerated peroxide competitor (p

April 22, 2025 Are Your Disinfectants Causing Stress in Animals? Veterinary professionals are increasingly focused on creating environments that promote animal comfort and reduce stress. But are your disinfectants helping—or unintentionally doing harm? Recent research has uncovered something that ...