what kind of ethyl alcohol can be used for surface sterilization? should pure solutions of ethyl alcohol be used, or are denatured solutions of ethyl alcohol ok? If denatured solutions are ok what kind of denaturants are ok? thanks
@bmed19 i work with mainly mamalian cell lines, industrial methylated spirits (IMS) is used more often than pure ethanol as they are cheaper (no excise duty since they are toxic and non drinkable!) other denaturants such as isopropanol are fine too. having said that 70-80% IMS is better at killing bacteria than 100% IMS since it does not evaporate as fast. you should also use an antiviral agent such as virkon once a day on the hood and a disinfectant like trigene before and each time you work
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what kind of ethyl alcohol can be used for surface sterilization? should pure solutions of ethyl alcohol be used, or are denatured solutions of ethyl alcohol ok? If denatured solutions are ok what kind of denaturants are ok? thanks
bmed19 1 year ago
@bmed19 i work with mainly mamalian cell lines, industrial methylated spirits (IMS) is used more often than pure ethanol as they are cheaper (no excise duty since they are toxic and non drinkable!) other denaturants such as isopropanol are fine too. having said that 70-80% IMS is better at killing bacteria than 100% IMS since it does not evaporate as fast. you should also use an antiviral agent such as virkon once a day on the hood and a disinfectant like trigene before and each time you work
anthonyoshea3308 1 year ago
SUPER enfin quelque chose de clair et précis.
Merci Phytotech
KJ7D8Z22 1 year ago
FANTASTIC ! !
Thanks for taking the time to make this video !
Gary
goldslinger 1 year ago
yes this is great video. thanks
TheFind6969 1 year ago
Thank you PhotoTech!!!! I've been hoping/dreaming of a video from you for quite some time. I think your video/videos will excite the TC community more than you might realize. Hope to see more. Thanks again.
fbt2007 1 year ago