Heat is widely recognized as one of the most effective sterilizing agents due to its ability to inactivate or kill microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, and spores. There are two main types of heat sterilization: moist heat and dry heat. Both…
Moist heat sterilization is a method of sterilizing equipment, tools, and other materials. This process involves exposing items to high temperatures in the presence of moisture. Moist heat sterilization principle: Steam has high penetration power in the form of latent…
Tyndallization is an alternative sterilization method. It is a physical method of sterilization that uses moist heat (steam) for sterilization. It is also known as fractional sterilization and intermittent sterilization. Physicist Dr. John Tyndall invented this technique of tyndallization in…