Question

what is decontamination? how is it achieved?

Answer 1

Hello @theyaana !

do u know the meaning of contamination ?

Answer 2

yep, tis about the presence of a minor and unwanted constituent (contaminant) in a material, im talking about how to achieve using the autoclave T_T

Answer 3

do you know whats an autoclave..?

Answer 4

the AUTOCLAVE is just similar to a pressure cooker which works on the flow of current at 121 degrees celsius and 15lbs pressure

Answer 5

Used always before a surgery to decontaminate the equipments.

Answer 6

not only in a surgery, also used in the process of tissue culture to sterilize the medium and the equpments..

Answer 7

ya sterilize - to avoid the invasion of microorganisms

Answer 8

There is a difference between sterilize and Sterile. :)

Answer 9

@theyaana

Answer 10

ya sterilize - to avoid the invasion of microorganisms and sterile - infertility..

i didnt note it @Abhisar

Answer 11

@theyaana did you get your doubt clear..??

Answer 12

sterile meaning is also "free from bacteria or other living microorganisms or totally clean" -adjective :(

Answer 13

no but it is infertility

Answer 14

yeah sterile means neutral.

Answer 15

but commonly used with fertility.

Answer 16

but as an adjective u can use it

Answer 17

ex. This scalpel is sterile.

Answer 18

got it ?

Answer 19

sterile offcourse means FREE from microorganisms

but sterilize means making the things free from microorganisms

Answer 20

got it..??

Answer 21

@deepika.comet yeah, sterilize is verb.

Answer 22

sterilizimg is the process of eliminating and avoiding the growth which develops sterile things..

but commonly sterile is used in terms of fertility..

Answer 23

u cannot say "This scalpel is sterelize"

Answer 24

yeah abhisar

not always i saying that only

Answer 25

*sterilize

Answer 26

sterile can be used in both the ways but sterilize cant be used so

Answer 27

okey guys enough, thank you so much :)

Answer 28

yeah i just answered @theyaana question
\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @theyaana
sterile meaning is also "free from bacteria or other living microorganisms or totally clean" -adjective :(
\(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\)

Answer 29

hahaha !
no one is fighting @theyaana !

Answer 30

sterilize - making the things free from microorganisms as i told earlier

but scalpel will not make itself free from micros

Answer 31

@theyaana

i and abhisar are friends and we always discuss this way so that we can remember things well..!!!!!!!

Answer 32

it's simple yaar...Sterilization is a process a verb. Sterile is an adjective. Sterilization is a process of making things sterile.

Answer 33

getting my points ?

Answer 34

yeppp..!!!!!!!!!

that is what i was telling indirectly so that theyana understand it well

Answer 35

That's why infertiles are called sterile because they are neutral/clean

Answer 36

Infact the processes like vasectomy or tubectomy is called as sterilization.

Answer 37

ya
but they are not told they are infect by micors

hahaha

Answer 38

gamete is also microorganism !

Answer 39

@Abhisar now leave it again the girl gets confused by the new terms..!!!

Answer 40

im talking about the infecting micros

Answer 41

sterilization is done when infected by micros

gamates never infect...!!!

Answer 42

hahahahaha. im getting crazy here because of both of you :D

Answer 43

so you got it @theyaana

we both might discuss alot but we share our knowledge and learn alottttt....

Answer 44

yes that's the point !
Sterilization is about making things clean from unwanted contaminants. They may or may not be infectious.