By definition, aspetic means free of pathogenic microorganisms. Whereas Sterile means absence of all the microorganisms. While the difference is clear, both terms are sometimes used interchangably. For example, FDA has a guideline on processing the sterile drugs in the Aspetic environment. But this guideline does not draw a clear distinction between the two categories.
donkeys are sterile
Yes, they come into heat but on an erratic cycle. They are only sterile because of the chromosomal difference between themselves and the available males. Occasionally female mules DO produce offspring. They still produce estrogen and ovulate. They just most often do not conceive.
A mule is a cross between a male donkey, and a female horse. The cross is sterile, and therefore a half-mule cannot be produced.
A male mule is always sterile, however , rarely, a female mule will be able to reproduce.
Mules are sterile, a mule is the offspring of a donkey and horse, therefore sterile. A male mule can mate with a female mule, but will never get her pregnant.
The adjectives are partly synonymous, but something that is antiseptic kills bacteria, while something aseptic is "surgically clean or sterile."
The terms sterile and aseptic mean the same thing. And you are supposed to use a sterile/aseptic technique. From what I have read, many visiting nurses do not do that if they are from the doctors' office. But they do it in the hospital. It is always best to do this using a technique that will not infect the patient.
Washing hands is one of the first steps in practicing aseptic technique. Wearing gloves for non sterile procedures is another.
Aseptic means being free (sterile) from contamination caused by harmful bacteria, viruses , etc. Septic means a wound that is festering.
The aseptic technique is performing a procedure using sterile conditions. Aseptic technique was first used around 1847 by Ignaz Semmelweis who suggest to all doctors to wash their hands before and after seeing patients, other doctors dismissed his theory.
Aseptic technique is most strictly applied in the operating room because of the direct and often extensive disruption of skin and underlying tissue. Handwashing, a surgical scrub, sterile surgical clothing, and donning sterile gloves are the four common aseptic techniques.
sterile
It is advice to work near a flame during aseptic technique because it has to be performed under sterile conditions. Working near a flame allows for flame sterilization which would promote sterilization to the experiment you are working on.
There are different types of Aseptic Techniques such as uphold of sterilastion. This is when you insure that the sterile sections in labs are kept sterile, by using sterile equiptment (such as gloves, etc) and washing hands for at least 2-5mins before entering sterile environments. Another technique is when dealing with sterile equiptment, not only do you use gloves, but ensure that you use the procedure of handeling equiptment in a certain way. Tilt the testube to the side for example, when you are screwing and unscrewing the lid of a container, using the side of your hands, not touching the rim with yor fingers etc. This should help a bit :)
sterile, aseptic
Sterility
Sterile is when you actually have used alcohol on it.