HiTouch SCDA w/ -Lactamase Flexi Plate is supplied by HiMedia. It is a sterile ready prepared media containing 9ml of light-yellow coloured firm gel in a plastic plate. SCDA w/ b-Lactamase Flexi Plate is a general purpose medium for cultivation of wide variety of organisms and for inactivation of -lactam antibiotics It is advisable to store this ready prepared media between 2-8C.

Hitouch Flexi Plates are specially designed for microbial testing in food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, dairy, hospitals, water works, environment etc. They are ready to use sterile flexible disposable plates, 55 mm in diameter. Base is grid scored and irradiated to ensure perfect sterility. The medium is filled aseptically and each plate is packed in pre-sterilized plastic bag. This unique flexible plate conformation ensures close contact even on uneven surfaces. It is also possible to select and differentiate between groups of microorganisms like coliforms (both E. coli and non-E. coli). The grids enable direct reading on the plates of the number of colonies per square cm.The combination of Pancreatic digest of casein and papaic digest of soyabean meal makes this media nutritious by providing amino acids and long chain peptides for the growth of microorganisms. Sodium chloride maintains the osmotic balance. Soyabean Casein Digest Agar does not contain X and V growth factors. It can be used in determining the requirements of these growth factors by isolates of Haemophilus by the addition of X-factor.