Best practices

How to take care of your BactoBox® and get the most out of it.

Once you finish unboxing, installation, and qualification, you have a qualified BactoBox® setup. You are now ready to measure your own samples.

You're welcome to skip ahead to BactoBox® in action already but we recommend that you read our recommendations below.

Maintenance

Proper maintenance require yearly, weekly, and daily maintenance. Here is an overview:

What to do	When to do it	Details
Qualify	At least once a year	When to qualify
QC test	At least once a week	When to QC test
Deep clean	At least once a week	When to deep clean
Clean	After each measurement	When to clean
Replace syringe filter	At the start of each day	When to replace the syringe filter

See the Maintenance page for more best practices and recommendations.

Best-practice example

Here is an example of best-practice BactoBox® use throughout a week:

Access

BactoBox® comes with the Access user interface, which helps you get the most out of BactoBox®. Access runs on your own computer and connects to BactoBox® over USB.

Among other things, you can do the following through Access:

• Download measurement files

• Customize gating

• Update your BactoBox® software

• Send device data bundles to SBT

Connect to AccessUpdate BactoBox® software

Dilution vial

You have two choices: The SBT dilution vial or the DIY dilution vial.

SBT dilution vial

You're done already!

Prefer the SBT dilution vial (bundled as DV01). This avoids many potential headaches later on.

SBT dilution vial (bundled as DV01)

DIY dilution vial

You must perform another QC test.

For high-volume use cases, we understand that you may prefer a DIY approach. Therefore, we offer everything you need to make dilution vials yourself.

Dilution dispenser