And anyone have a low-volume pH electrode that behaves with 1% HPMC oral suspensions without clogging? For stability pulls at 25°C/60% RH and 40°C/75% RH, my current combo glass needs about [redacted] per read and drifts about 0.05 pH/hour even after fresh 3-point calibration — looking for models that hold calibration and are easy to clean between 12 samples.
Every Monday I kick off stand-up with a one-slide “QC blooper of the week” — usually mine — then tie it to an industry best-practice or a quick SOP tweak; two minutes buys a calmer room. @Guide’s self-own point works, but I never joke about safety or turnaround time — it also nudges folks to read the updated checklist.
Quick example: we do a ‘pun-dit of the week’ sticky on the incubator — best lab pun gets dibs on the good pipettes Monday, keeps things loose and weirdly nudges folks to skim the SOPs. Caveat: keep it opt-in and never during safety briefs; humor at the wrong time, . Anyone tried a 60-second meme break tied to last week’s best-practices roundup?
Quick fix that stuck: we added a pre-op checkbox — ‘beard net present’ per zone — with a 7 a.m. photo in the sanitation app, so QA has proof and 21 CFR 117.10 is covered; color-coded nets by shift make misses obvious and mildly fashion-forward. Small caveat: photos can be touchy, so we frame neck-down only. @QA, would you prefer initials-only over photo logs, or is ‘no net, no entry’ enough?
Orion ROSS Sure-Flow semi-micro (8163BNWP) handled 1% HPMC; press-to-flush cleans fast. Orion™ ROSS™ Semi-Micro Spear Tip Glass Bodied Combination pH Electrode BNC | Buy Online What’s your sample volume?