An introduction to the important processes of cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization in hospitals.

La enfermedad solía ser un misterio antes de la invención del microscopio. Hoy en día utilizamos microscópios para prevenir la difusión de enfermedades.

Illness used to be a mystery before the invention of microscopes. Today we use autoclaves to prevent the spread of illness.

La utilización de autoclaves en altas latitudes comenzó junto con la historia de nuestra entrada en el mercado de América del Sur, la cual se inició hace más de 18 años.

High altitude autoclaving goes side-by-side with the story of our entrance into the South American market, which began over 18 years ago, and had many challenges.

Formaldehyde is an organic chemical compound which is a by-product of the metabolism of many organisms and is commonly found in fresh air, rainwater, foods, industrial products and fabric…

Our first post in this series examines Ethylene Oxide Sterilization commonly called EtO. Why use alternative methods to steam?

Steam often travels distances through piping before it enters the autoclave chamber and makes contact with the contaminated load.

In order to understand why autoclaves are most commonly used for sterilization we need to understand its driving force - steam.

This post will focus on the most common methods that use heat to sterilize. So grab a cool icy drink, it's going to get hot. Very hot.