ATP is the abbreviation of the chemical substance adenosine triphosphate. It is commonly found in all living cells including microorganisms. Its main function in the cell is to provide energy.

Based on the principle of firefly luminescence, the "luciferase-luciferin system" can be used to

quickly detect the ATP content in the test environment, making it easier to monitor the hygienic status of the surface of processing equipment and other various industrial environments.

Under the catalysis of luciferase, ATP present in the sample reacts with luciferin to produce fluorescence, and the fluorescence intensity (RLU) is proportional to the ATP content. The higher the RLU value, the higher the ATP content and the dirtier the surface.

Applicable Scope

Detection Sensitivity

• 10-15 mol

Applicable Instruments

• ATP3500 Luminometer, SystemSURE PLUS, or EnSURE® Touch

Note

• Do not touch the swab or inside the sampling device with your fingers.
• While collecting the sample, rotate the swab to maximize the amount of sample collected at the tip of the swab.
• Apply enough pressure to bend the swab shaft.
• Keep the instrument upright.

Result Interpretation

ATP0002 ATP Surface Swab is used on the ATP3500 Luminometer, SystemSURE PLUS, or EnSURE Touch, instrument with a threshold and reading can refer to the table below. “Pass” is considered clean, “Caution” is not clean enough, and “Fail” is considered dirty.