BACKGROUND Reprocessing of medical devices, being classified as semi-critical B is recommended to be performed in a washer-disinfector. In order to estimate, whether the expected contaminants of the various medical disciplines can be effectively removed by this washer-disinfector, different so called "test soils" have been proposed to be tested as a marker of cleaning efficacy of the disinfecto...

Different technologies may be used for decolorization of wastewater containing dyes. Among them, biological processes are the most promising because they seem to be environmentally safe. The aim of this study was to determine the efficiency of decolorization of two dyes belonging to different classes (azo and triphenylmethane dyes) by immobilized biomass of strains of fungi (Pleurotus ostreatus...

Conjugate heat transfer problem of a disc winding in a power transformer is studied using commercial CFD software. The study is done for oil flow, temperature distribution, hot spot location and temperature of the winding, for three different cases: first, no oil leakage past the top washer; second, partial leakage due to a 2 mm gap between the top oil guiding washer and cylindrical pressboard;...

As the dimensions of thin superconducting structures become comparable with or less than the penetration length of magnetic flux into the structures, it becomes increasingly necessary to devise experimental tests of available theoretical models. One approach which we shall describe, enables penetration lengths to be derived from the measurement of the effective area of planar, thin-film structu...

UNLABELLED To evaluate the presence of pain at the site of the surgical incision and the need to remove the tibial fixation screw in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, in relation to sex and body mass index (BMI). METHODS A group of 265 patients who underwent ACL reconstruction with ipsilateral flexor tendon grafts from the thigh in which the tibial fixation technique consisted ...

Thermal washer-disinfectors represent a technology that brought about great advantages such as, establishment of protocols, standard operating procedures, reduction in occupational risk of a biological and environmental nature. The efficacy of the cleaning and disinfection obtained by automatic washer disinfectors machines in running programs with different times and temperatures determined by ...

The Fisher Pipette Washer with Cleaning Jar, Rinsing Jars and cleaning material recommended for use with it enable the laboratory to adopt an entire new system of pipette washing-one that produces clean glassware , greatly reduces the time and effort involved, and conserves the man power of the laboratory. Fisher Pipette Washer with stainless steel rack and instructions $54.00 Pipettes are plac...