autoclaves
Hospital sterilization chambers
Autoclaves are pressurized chambers that use steam and high temperature to sterilize equipment and materials.
Medical and laboratory settings rely on them to kill bacteria, viruses, and spores on surgical instruments, glassware, and waste.
The sealed environment allows temperatures above boiling point: Run those instruments through the autoclave before the next procedure.
As a verb, to autoclave is to sterilize in such a device.
Heated water's gaseous form
- pressureForce upon contact
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- cyclesRecurring sequences of events
spores · temperature · chambers · loads · indicators · validation · decontamination · biohazard
Chemically strengthening raw rubber
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- compositesMaterials from merged components
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- curingRestoring health or preserving
laminates · carbon fiber · manufacturing · pressure vessels · batch · production · materials · bonding
Tools for medical procedures
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- dentalRelating to teeth
- implantsSurgically embedded devices
scalpels · forceps · wrapped · trays · cassettes · pouches · clinic · reprocessing
steam
Heated water's gaseous form
- pressureForce upon contact
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
cycles · spores · temperature · chambers · loads · indicators · validation · decontamination · biohazard · aseptic
vulcanization
Chemically strengthening raw rubber
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- compositesMaterials from merged components
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
curing · laminates · carbon fiber · manufacturing · pressure vessels · batch · production · materials · bonding · resin
surgical instruments
Tools for medical procedures
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- dentalRelating to teeth
implants · scalpels · forceps · wrapped · trays · cassettes · pouches · clinic · reprocessing · healthcare
chamber
Enclosed room or cavity
pump · gauges · valves · controls · jacket · timer · digital · benchtop · maintenance · seals
media
Information distribution channels
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
- glasswareDrinking containers of silica
- cultureCollective social practices
flasks · petri dishes · biowaste · research · microbiology · BSL · disposal · bottles · tips · reagents
- Laboratoriesflasks, lab notebook, beakers, science lab, lab technician
- specialized equipmentmedical devices, lab equipment, surgical tools, scalpels, MRI machines
- Lab Safetysafety goggles, lab safety, lab coat, PPE, fume hood
- capital equipmentmachinery, heavy equipment, factories, generators, turbines
- disinfectiondisinfection, sterilization, sanitization, disinfectant spray, disinfecting wipes
- hospital-gradedisinfectants, sanitizers, sterilizers, hospital beds, IV poles
autoclavesantiseptic solutions
Germ-destroying liquid preparations
disinfectant wipes · filtration systems · bleach · alcohol swabs