PDA Technical Glossary
PDA Technical Reports are highly valued membership benefits because they offer expert guidance and opinions on important scientific and regulatory topics and are used as essential references by industry and regulatory authorities around the world. These reports include terms which explain the material and enhance the reader’s understanding.
The database presented here includes the glossary terms from all current technical reports. The database is searchable by keyword, topic, or by technical report. Each definition provided includes a link to the source technical report within the PDA Technical Report Portal.
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Mandrel
Specialized filling needles on certain BFS machines which also act to form the container. (TR77)
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Media
The part of the filter through which fluid passes that retains particles during filtration. (TR45)
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Microfiltration (MF)
Pressure-driven, membrane-based separation process in which particles and dissolved macromolecules (typically 0.1 &mum or larger) are retained. (TR15)
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Mollicutes
A class of bacteria which lack a cell wall. Mollicutes are small, typically about 0.1-0.5 &mum in size, and vary in form (trivial name: mycoplasma) (TR50)
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Most Probable Number (MPN) Method
A statistical method of estimating the number of viable organisms suspended in a liquid. (TR51)
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Mycoplasma Reduction Filter
A sterilizing grade filter that also provides a log reduction value (or a titer reduction value) for a specified test mycoplasma according to the PDA Mycoplasma Consensus Method. (TR75)