
17 Oct
2001
17 Oct
'01
2:24 p.m.
The whole point of an autoclave is that the superheated steam and condesing superheated water drops transfer heat to the target faster than simple hot air at 1 atm. Putting the material to be sterilized in a waterproof container defeats this goal. Putting it in a pressure tight container such as a canning jar is doubley futile - either the superheated steam and water won't get to the material to be sterilized, or the container will fail catastrophically. Autoclaving ain't for delicate materials. Irradiation would be a better bet. Anthrax spores are (so I've heard) pretty sensitive to UV, so ionizing radiation may not be neccesary. Peter Trei
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