BAC water does not kill the bacterias, it just stops them from multiplying while they are in the presence of benzyl.
Ok good to know. Thanks for the info!
Good question!
Yeah, but filters do not remove everything, they only remove the bigger nasty stuff
Interesting question! Logically, that seems reasonable but I wonder how that would pan out in practice.
You were very clear in your initial explanation. And the bottle is marked not for neonates.
What else does the bottle say?
Here’s the page from the nih where they have about 4 diff approved labels you may see. What determines that, idk, market, manufacturer?
No, the peptides are .01μm and the filter .22μm so It's too small to get filtered
4mm filters steal 7 units and will work for filtering up to 4ml.
Glad to hear that the Ergo 2 seems to be working out. I have one coming in in the next week or so.
Yes, I've posted links to those videos on yt and seen his numbers. However I've become a bit skeptical of some of it the more I dig.
I had the same feeling about him.. learning on video for someone who runs a testing lab is a bit sketchy. He claims they tested the volume loss though and said they will post that vid soon. I'm sure it varies across filters. I've not seen anything else to go on though.
Is Jano generally regarded higher that PeptideTest for testing? I was thinking about using PT for my L60.
I've only recently entered the testing space, and am not the best authority on this, but generally yes Jano is considered the GOLD STANDARD from what I've read.
Jano is good for fill & purity and considered the gold standard in the community. Some vendors will only reship/refund based on their tests. But there are other options that I believe are just as good... MZ biolabs in Arizona, and I forget the other atm.. my brain is done for the day, almost 1am here, lol
He only used one type of filter in his study, a good kind, his preferred kind, but only one type, Tisch. He considers Cobetter generic, maybe all lab folks who use syringe filters do. The amount lost changes with the brand, not at an appreciable level to me, ymmv.
All you can really do is take my word for it, but I'm on his discord channel, which was originally created when we were trying to figure out the logistics of the original Amopure group test we did. The filtering thing came up organically because of discussions other people were having. It wasn't something he just started promoting out of nowhere. He also wasn't selling them at first either, and when he did put some up on his site, it wasn't many. I think he was more trying to make them accessible to some of us who were having trouble finding them. It also doesn't make any sense that he would advocate for one filter and sell only that filter, go through the trouble of making videos for that one filter when he'd make more money selling both imo. Its not like he's selling truckloads of filters. He seems like someone who is just trying to be a resource to the community while taking the opportunity to grow his business.
Were they wrapped individually?
The person who runs Peptide Test sells and recommends Tisch. I purchased mine from Cobetter and I really like them. Most will recommend 4mm, mine are 13mm. You will lose less product the smaller they are, but each brand holds back a different amount/volume, some more, some less, for the same sizes.
I was planning on piercing my cartridges with a second sterile needle while I injected the solution to give the air somewhere to escape. Your solution makes a lot of sense, though. Did you have any trouble drawing that much of a vacuum?
That is what I do. It releases the vacuum and equalizes the pressure while you fill it.
careful with the cartridges. the stopper can blow out if you try to fill one without giving the air somewhere to go.
No, no issue. Just pull the air out. I was using a vial this time though.
That would really worry me. I don't have one in hand yet, but if the stopper moves forward, isn't the rear of the vial exposed to the atmosphere? That part's no longer going to be sterile, theoretically, and if you move the stopper backwards again then the non-sterile part becomes reconnected to the sterile inside.
I don’t think it’s zero, but dang near close. Still not satisfied though, lol. There’s no way for me to do it up right like Peptest, so my findings aren’t “real,” but for my satisfaction they work. I did notice a difference in the amount lost when I wet it vs when I didn’t. Wetting is important!
Hi, I'm about to try filtering for the first time tomorrow. Would you mind explaining the air purge? I keep seeing the term but I'm afraid I'm not quite grasping what it is/how to do it. I'm eager to avoid losing product or doing anything to introduce any contamination during this whole process.
My understanding is that after filtering the pep into the sterile vial, draw air from that vial while the needle is still inserted and push it back out again which should release remaining solution held in filter. So filtering and air purge is done via a single needle poke into the vial.
To be honest, I haven’t filtered yet. Was hoping you would pop in here and help straighten out the process.
That sounds reasonable, but there may be something I'm overlooking. Like I said, I think we are all learning as we go on this.
You can slip a lock over the end of the filter
I don't use these exact filters, but I think any lure lock syringe will do.
