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Q: Why is autoclaving the best method for sterilization?
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Autoclaves use high preassure and temperature to kill anything that might infect your media etc.


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What do you use autoclaving for?

Autoclaving is a method of sterilizing equipment by the use of pressurized high temperature steam. It may be used to sterilize surgical equipment for reuse or for sterilizing bottles prior to filling them with beer, soda pop, or other beverages.


What is the best method for sterilization in a autoclave?

by mean of using membrane filters,we can sterilize heat labile solutions


If a person wants to make a room free from microbes and their spores what sterilization method would you advice him to use?

dry heat sterilization


Under what conditions is sterilization by filtration preferred over sterilization by heat?

When a liquid is heat labile or can be destroyed by heat then this method is used.


What are the three instrument classifications that are used to determine the method of sterilization?

Sterilization can be accomplished by heat (as in the autoclave), chemicals (as with glutaraldehyde) or radiation. Your average outpatient office uses heat or chemical sterilization.


Compare the effectiveness of autoclaving and dry heat method?

Steam sterilization uses much less energy and time than dry heat methods. In order to kill spores a dry heat sterilizer needs to reach and maintain 170°C for one hour. An autoclave only needs to reach 121°C for 15 minutes.


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What is the most effective way to sterilize nutrient agar?

by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes