Using scrub brushes, sponges and mops to clean surfaces with toxic chemicals may only give the appearance of a clean and sanitized area. ByoGlobe employs the ATP Detection Systems, the latest technology to detect and monitor harmful, microscopic organisms in our environment invisible to the naked eye. ATP detection technology is used throughout the food and beverage processing industries, as well as health care and pharmaceutical industries, hospitals, restaurants, supermarkets and other facilities where rapid detection of contamination is crucial.

Here is How it works !

A cotton swab is removed from a plastic applicator tube, then firmly rubbed over a 4 x 4 inch surface area or dipped into a water for 5 to 10 seconds to collect a sample. The cotton swap is placed back into the plastic applicator tube where the collected sample at the tip of the swab is introduced to the enzyme luciferase. A gentle shaking motion activates the bioluminescence reaction process between any ATP collected and the luciferase.

What is ATP?

ATP(adenosine triphosphate) is an energy molecule found in all plant, animal and microbial cells. All organic matter (living or once-living) contains ATP, including food, bacteria, mold and other microorganisms. The detection of ATP on a surface or in water therefore indicates the presence of biological matter that may NOT otherwise be visible to the naked eye. ATP is detected by using “Bioluminescence Technology” measured by a Luminometer.

Next, a luminometer reads the sample!

The plastic applicator tube containing the activated swap, is placed into a “hand held” Luminometer . A Luminometer measures the amount of light generated when the energy molecule “ATP” comes in contact with the Fire Fly enzyme “Luciferase”. Results are measured in “Relative Light Units” (RLU), and the number is displayed on the screen. A higher number means the Luminometer detected a higher level of light created by a large amount of ATP. This concludes that area sampled has a higher level of contamination. A lower RLU number means a lower level of ATP and a lower level of contamination.

Bioluminescence

Bioluminescence is a Light Producing reaction when ATP comes in contact with an enzyme called “Luciferase”. Luciferase is natural enzyme found in the common firefly, that gives the firefly it’s natural glow.