Easy Way to Decontaminate Small Instruments

Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Cancer Immunology & AIDS
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Company:

Electron Microscopy Sciences

Product Name:

GERMINATOR 500

Catalog Number:

66118-10

Don't want to spend time packaging instruments and autoclaving them? Use the germinator 500 to heat intruments at 500F for 15 seconds. That's it, decontamination is done.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Decontamination

Starting Material

None

Protocol Overview

Switch on the germinator to achieve high temperature and then put your instruments into the bead bed with sharp ends facing downwards. After 15-30 seconds remove your instruments and use them for downstream applications.

Tips

Do not touch beads or hot instruments after decontamination.

Results Summary

The instruments were clean and last longer as their sharpness is unaffected by this quick, dry method.

Features Summary

Quick decontamination of small instruments

Additional Notes

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Summary

The Good

Very Quick

The Bad

Burn hazard

The Bottom Line

Great equipment if you work with small surgical instruments on a regular basis

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