Malana /ma-la-na/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced ma-LAH-nah. It is of Hawaiian origin, and the meaning of Malana is buoyant, light.
The benefit of Type 5 indicators is the ability to provide a distinct pass/fail result providing the confidence of sterility prior to releasing the load. Type 5 indicators closely mimic biological monitoring but since they do not contain spores, will not replace the need for weekly biological testing.
According to AAMI: 10.5.3.2 Using biological indicators. Biological indicators should be used within PCDs (see 10.5.4, 10.7.2.1, 10.7.3.1, 10.7.4.1) for routine sterilizer efficacy monitoring at least weekly, but preferably every day that the sterilizer is in use (see 10.7).