DNA and RNA viruses

DNA and RNA viruses

Viruses are tiny infectious entities that have no metabolism of their own and can only reproduce within living cells.

Viruses

Viruses

Viruses are tiny infectious entities that do not have their own metabolism and can only reproduce within living cells.

Small steam sterilizers

Small steam sterilizers

The draft E DIN EN 13060:2002-05 specifies requirements for small steam sterilizers for medical applications and defines test methods, performance characteristics, and safety aspects.

Large steam sterilizers

Large steam sterilizers

The draft E DIN EN 285:2002-12 describes requirements for large steam sterilizers for use in healthcare and in the manufacture of medical products.

Drying and cooling after sterilization

Drying and cooling after sterilization

Cooling and drying sterilization items correctly is crucial to maintaining sterility and ensuring the safe storage and reuse of medical instruments and liquids.

Sterilized items – What must be observed?

Sterilized items – What must be observed?

Strict requirements for temperature, pressure and material resistance as well as for the preparation and execution of the process are essential for the safe and effective sterilization of medical instruments and materials.

Comparison of Sterilization Methods

Comparison of Sterilization Methods

Here you will find a brief explanation of the respective sterilization methods.

Validation of a Sterilizer

Validation of a Sterilizer

The following process describes the individual steps of validating a sterilization process according to applicable standards.

Safety When Handling Steam Sterilizers

Safety When Handling Steam Sterilizers

The challenge with sterilization is that the result cannot be measured.

Mode of Action of an Autoclave

Mode of Action of an Autoclave

In medicine and biotechnology, a sterilizer that uses hot, saturated steam to kill microorganisms is referred to as an autoclave.

Microbiology – History and Fundamentals

Microbiology – History and Fundamentals

Microorganisms are microscopic organisms that are found in almost all habitats.

Individual Phases of Steam Sterilization

Individual Phases of Steam Sterilization

Sterilization process in the Autoclave: Heat-Up Time, Holding Time, and their Importance.