独立通风笼具(IVC)的日常维护和清洁消毒

Daily maintenance,cleaning and disinfection of independent ventilation cage(IVC)

IVC笼具在我国实验动物设施的使用率越来越高。但目前除了新建的部分设施配有洗笼机可以相对彻底清洗及消毒灭菌IVC外,国内大部分的实验动物设施还需要采取人工的方式来清洗IVC笼盒、笼架及辅助结构,致使IVC的清洗、消毒灭菌不是那么完善及彻底,有的设施还缺少日常IVC维护及清洁消毒的措施。不彻底的清洁消毒IVC会对实验动物健康及环境设施有较大影响。作者从实际经验出发就IVC的日常维护及IVC各部件的维护、清洁消毒方法做一详细的介绍。

Individual ventilation cages(IVCs)are currently widely used in animal facilities.Maintaining the normal function and cleaning status of IVCs has thus become a crucial task,but it is difficult for facilities without large washing quipmentto thoroughly clean IVCs.This lack of thorough cleaning brings a risk of cross-contamination of facilities,and in turn may affect the health status of laboratory animals.In this article,the author introduces some useful method for keeping functional and clean IVCs.