Thread: Does BA sterilize filters?

From the CDC
"Alcohols are not recommended for sterilizing medical and surgical materials principally because they lack sporicidal action and they cannot penetrate protein-rich materials. Fatal postoperative wound infections with Clostridium have occurred when alcohols were used to sterilize surgical instruments contaminated with bacterial spores "
Alcohol is generally used as a disinfectant to wipe germs off a surface. Years ago if I remember right when they did use alcohol to sterilize they soaked things for 10 minutes. But that didn't always work. The BA alcohol in our solutions helps keep the germs at bay but mostly it is the filtering that does the job.

Originally Posted by balin

From the CDC
"Alcohols are not recommended for sterilizing medical and surgical materials principally because they lack sporicidal action and they cannot penetrate protein-rich materials. Fatal postoperative wound infections with Clostridium have occurred when alcohols were used to sterilize surgical instruments contaminated with bacterial spores "
Alcohol is generally used as a disinfectant to wipe germs off a surface. Years ago if I remember right when they did use alcohol to sterilize they soaked things for 10 minutes. But that didn't always work. The BA alcohol in our solutions helps keep the germs at bay but mostly it is the filtering that does the job.

well, looks like I’ll be buying an autoclave. Thanks again.