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Nov 06 2020 Read 1507 Times
Author: Gareth West on behalf of Astell Scientific Ltd
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The sterilisation of microbial life and biological material is a prerequisite of both experimental and environmental control in laboratories across myriad disciplines.
Whether ensuring aseptic conditions in a culture plate or maintaining an area of biocontainment, sterilisation’s goal is always the eradication of unwanted biological agents. This aim can be reached through a variety of procedural pathways, each with their own benefits and shortcomings.
The ideal sterilisation process needs to work quickly and effectively; deactivating microbiology and unwanted biological material such as prions. It should also ensure the minimal toxicity, health risks to operators, and change to sterilised objects, while providing maximum adaptability - accommodating different materials. The procedure should also be able to overcome any physical resistance to sterilisat
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IMAGE: Medical procedure mask and modifications designed to enhance mask fit or comfort for the wearer. A mask w/ear loops (A) modified by tying the ear loops and tucking in the. view more
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CHAPEL HILL, NC - It s been shown that when two people wearing masks interact, the chance of COVID-19 transmission is drastically reduced. This is why public health officials have pleaded for all people to wear masks: they not only protect the wearer from expelling particles that might carry SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), but masks also protect the wearer from inhaling particles that carry the virus. Some people, though, still refuse to wear a mask. So UNC School of Medicine scientists, in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency, researched the protectiveness of various kinds of consumer-grade and modified masks, assuming the mask wearer was exposed to the virus, like when we interact with an unmask