Medical Instrument Cleaning

Ultrasonic Formula for Cleaning Surgical Instruments

This ultrasonic cleaning solution is especially formulated for dental, medical and surgical instruments. Read More

Rachel Kohn April 18th, 2013

Achieving Uniform Sonication in an Ultrasonic Cleaner

Improve cleaning and sample prep performance with uniform sonication distribution in this ultrasonic cleaner. Read More

Rachel Kohn April 10th, 2013

Be Confident in Your Dentist’s Sterilization Procedures

Whenever you have reason to visit a dentist or doctor, chances are you aren’t going there to contract an additional infection. Your medical provider knows that, and takes measures to make sure that won’t happen. One of those steps is sterilization. This video provides a quick introduction into the process of autoclave sterilization and what Read More

Richard Gaughan January 22nd, 2013

Every Step is Important to Keep Surgery Safe

When you go into the hospital for a surgical procedure, your confidence would be boosted if you knew that the surgeon was highly qualified, that success rates for your type of surgery were pretty high, and that the instruments in the surgery were well prepared and maintained. Well for the first two, you’re on your Read More

Richard Gaughan January 15th, 2013

Preparing and Validating Antibacterial Tests

Ultrasonic cleaners — as you can tell from their name — find their primary applications in cleaning. But that’s not to say that’s the limit of their applications. Another not uncommon application is to sonicate suspensions, that is, to break up clumps of various sorts. That’s the use the ultrasonic cleaner is put to in Read More

Richard Gaughan January 8th, 2013

How to Clean Surgical Implants with IPA

A line of lower cost explosion-proof ultrasonic cleaners is ideal for cleaning surgical implants with isopropyl alcohol. Read More

Rachel Kohn November 26th, 2012

Selecting an Ultrasonic Cleaning Solution for Surgical Implants

Tips on achieving residue-free cleaning in the manufacture of surgical implants. Read More

Rachel Kohn November 26th, 2012

Don’t be Complacent About Your Endodontic Instrument Disinfection

It’s a question I’ve often asked myself: “Can protein contamination be removed from hand endodontic instruments? “When I wake up in the middle of the night, troubled by the uncertainty, I contemplate ways in which I might answer this question. Perhaps I would gather 180 clinically contaminated hand endodontic instruments and randomly assign them to Read More

Richard Gaughan October 26th, 2012

Ultrasonic Exposure Improves Biocompatibility of Titanium

Titanium is a light, strong metal. Another unique characteristic of titanium is its biocompatibility. There’s some argument about exactly what’s meant by “biocompatibility,” but one working definition includes the ability of a material to effectively and “permanently” bond with living cells. By that definition, titanium is pretty good — but researchers at Shangdong University in Read More