Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) seedlings often need to be grown on sterile media. This requires prior seed sterilization to prevent the growth of microbial contaminants present on the seed surface. Currently, Arabidopsis seeds are sterilized using two distinct sterilization techniques in conditions that differ slightly between labs and have not been standardized, often resulting in only par...

glass ampules was identified as barium sulfate crystals by using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersing X-ray analysis. Barium sulfate crystals isolated from these solutions occurred as single or agglomerated crystals which were 0.5-2.0 ƒÊm long in maximum dimension. Barium sulfate crystal formation in usual ampules tended to increase with increasing temperature of sterilization, bu...

Fluid inclusions in evaporite minerals (halite, gypsum, etc.) potentially preserve genetic records of microbial diversity and changing environmental conditions of Earth's hydrosphere for nearly one billion years. Here we describe a robust protocol for surface sterilization and retrieval of DNA from fluid inclusions in halite that, unlike previously published methods, guarantees removal of poten...

BACKGROUND Repeated sterilizations cycles cause undesirable alterations in the material properties of the instruments, such as corrosion, alterations in the hardness of the metal and the loss of the cutting sharpness of the instrument. This research examined the effect of repeated dry heat sterilization and autoclaves cycles on carbon steel (CS) and stainless steel (SS) curettes during the scal...

This study evaluated the effect of disinfection procedures and exposure to 0.9% NaCl solution cycles during sterilization, on electrochemical, physical chemical properties different stainless steel alloys used in biomedical field. Discs F899 XM16, 303, 420B were cleaned with enzymatic detergent followed by 20 autoclave sterilization. Electrochemical tests performed including open circuit potent...

Radiation is widely used in biomaterials science for surface modification and sterilization. Herein, we describe the use of plasma and UV-irradiation to improve the biocompatibility of different starch-based blends in terms of cell adhesion and proliferation. Physical and chemical changes, introduced by the used methods, were evaluated by complementary techniques for surface analysis such as sc...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate a new technique for sterilizing nonlumen electrophysiology catheters that uses hydrogen peroxide gas plasma. BACKGROUND The reuse of electrophysiology catheters may potentially result in a significant cost savings. While ethylene oxide sterilization appears to be safe and effective from a clinical standpoint, toxic ethylene oxide residuals,...

Copyright: © 2014 Shintani H. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. The photocatalyst equipment consists of a titanium dioxlde (TiO2) plate and an ultraviolet lamp. The authors studied if the photoca...

Sterilization is defined as any process that effectively kills or eliminates almost all microorganisms like fungi, bacteria, viruses, spore forms. There are many different sterilization methods depending on the purpose of the sterilization and the material that will be sterilized. The choice of the sterilization method alters depending on materials and devices for giving no harm. These steriliz...