Antibiotics are prepared in sterile environments and packaged against contamination. In most cases, suspected contamination results in the disposal of the medicine.
UV radiation cannot inactivate antibiotics. However, many industrial processes use UV radiation to sterilize antibiotic powders before they are pressed into tablets.
UV light radiation kills bacteria and can sterilize utensils (UV rays are used to sterilize goggles in the laboratory, for example.
The doctor asked the nurse to sterilize the equipment between each patient.
It is important to properly sterilize medical devices before use.
No. Alcohol does not sterilize, it does kill some bacteria but it takes time to do so.
To sterilize items in an Instant Pot, you typically need to set it to the "Sterilize" function and let it run for about 5-10 minutes.
Use baking to sterilize metal tools.
Boiling the water will sterilize it. However, it can't remove chemicals from the water.
Boiling cannot sterilize scissors but heating at temperatures above the boiling point of water in an autoclaving (121oC) would sterilize scissors after 15-20 minutes.
An autoclave typically takes about 15-20 minutes to sterilize items.
To properly sterilize jars, boil them for at least 10 minutes.
No, it doesn't.