What is AutoClave tape?
Autoclave Tape is a specialized tape, which is used on packages of materials located in the autoclave. The tape has chemical strips sensitive to high heat and pressure that changes color when exposed to sufficiently high heat and pressure, indicating that the package of materials was in the autoclave. This tape product does not necessarily indicate that the package content is sterile because it is possible for the tape to be exposed to the correct conditions without reaching the package interior with a sufficiently high level of pressure and temperature. It is important to properly operate the autoclave and regularly check the autoclave to confirm that it works. Classically, the Autoclave tape is made with a number of stripes that appear light beige under normal condition and darkens in the autoclave. Other tapes may have a text that appears after a trip through the autoclave, reading "Autoclaved". The use of AutoClave tape is one of many steps that are designed to ensure safety in terms of manipulation with sterile materials. If the packageThe EC materials do not have an autoclave tape, it is assumed that it is non -sterile, which means that it must be processed in an autoclave before it can be used.
When the materials are wrapped for Autoclave, the tape is added last and most people contain notation of the tape. The tape is designed to stick in spite of high heat and steam in the autoclave. Using an autoclave tape, people can determine whether the autoclave packages of the material have gone through or NEND can also see how the supplies have recently sterilized, referring to the date recorded on the tape.
Many manufacturers have historically used lead -based inks for their chemical strips. Some laboratories caused concern about this and argued that people would destroy the autoclave tape without realizing that they could contain a dangerously high level of lead. Some companies switched to the production of free tapes in response to these concernsThe tape was sometimes clearly marked on the package as free lead. The tape that contains lead should be destroyed in the same way as other dangerous lead materials are; One of the best ways to achieve this is to mark the container for collecting tape with autoclave tape and other materials containing lead and call for dangerous materials when the container is full.