Steam sterilizer is also known as autoclave, and is used for cleaning medical instruments with steam under pressure. For sterilizing equipments a necessary time and degree is to be set which is decided by considering the articles to be sterilized i.e whether they are wrapped or not wrapped. It is known as the best pharmaceutical sterilizer and the most impressive technique for destroying all types of microorganisms. It is necessary to remove all air which is at bay, because hot air restricts achieving sterility.
Advantages : - Non toxic
- Kill spores
- Inexpensive way to destroy germs
Disadvantages :
- Steam can prove to be dangerous to certain pieces of equipments
- Purity of steam is not sure and impurities can get into small lumens and block them.
To know in detail about various types of pharmaceutical sterilizers read here..
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