Automated Disinfection
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Cleaning, Sterilization, and Disinfection
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2023
Cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization are the methods that help to break the infection chain and prevent disease. Cleaning The cleaning process usually involves using water with detergents or enzymatic cleaner and removing foreign material from objects and surfaces, including organic material such as body fluids or inorganic material like soil. Cleaning is performed before high-level disinfection and sterilization because foreign materials on the cover of the devices interfere with process...
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Automated Acoustic Dispensing for the Serial Dilution of Peptide Agonists in Potency Determination Assays
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2016
Peptide adsorption to plasticware during traditional tip-based serial dilutions can significantly impact potency determination and confound the understanding of structure-activity relationships used for lead identification and lead optimization phases of drug discovery. Here methods for automated acoustic non-contact serial dilution of peptide samples are described.
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Determining Viral Disinfection Efficacy of Hot Water Laundering
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2022
In response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, a laboratory protocol was developed to test the viral disinfection efficacy of hot water laundering of cloth face coverings, cotton scrubs, and denim pants. The Phi6 virus (bacteriophage) was used as the organism to test disinfection efficacy.
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Automated Periodic Stimulation Electrode Installation: A Technique to Surgically Implant An Automated Stimulation Device on the Vagus Nerve in a Porcine Model
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2025
In this video, we demonstrate the procedure for the installation of an automated periodic stimulation electrode on the vagus nerve for monitoring nerves during thyroid surgeries in a porcine model. This helps in the correct identification of the target nerve during surgical procedures.
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Generation of a Three-dimensional Full Thickness Skin Equivalent and Automated Wounding
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2015
The goal of this protocol is to build up a three-dimensional full thickness skin equivalent, which resembles natural skin. With a specifically constructed automated wounding device, precise and reproducible wounds can be generated under maintenance of sterility.
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These three parameters determine whether the treatment reaches microorganisms under conditions sufficient for reduction or elimination. Dose describes the amount of chemical agent or physical treatment delivered, coverage determines which areas are reached, and contact time controls how long the treatment acts. Poor performance in any one parameter can leave inadequately treated surfaces or instruments, reducing consistency.
Automated delivery cannot reliably treat areas that the chemical agent or physical treatment does not reach. Occluded, shielded, or otherwise inaccessible regions may therefore remain a source of infectious material even when the programmed cycle is completed. Evaluating access helps determine whether the selected equipment and cycle are appropriate for the surfaces, instruments, or environment being treated.
Organic contamination can interfere with treatment performance, while microorganisms differ in their susceptibility to the selected chemical agent or physical treatment. Consequently, a programmed cycle should not be judged only by its duration or automation. These variables must be considered when interpreting effectiveness and when integrating automated disinfection into validated infection-control procedures.
The choice determines how the disinfection cycle delivers its treatment and what conditions must be controlled. Chemical systems depend on delivery of an agent, whereas physical systems apply a physical treatment at a defined dose and contact time. In either case, adequate coverage and access remain essential for consistent reduction of microorganisms.
A suitable system and treatment are selected for the target surfaces, instruments, or environment; the cycle is then programmed around a defined dose, coverage, and contact time. After treatment, the process is considered within validated infection-control procedures rather than as an isolated step. This workflow supports consistent decontamination while helping limit human exposure to disinfectants.
Its applications include clinical settings, laboratories, and animal-care environments where infectious material must be contained. By standardizing decontamination across these settings, the approach can support biosafety and reduce variation between cycles. This is particularly relevant when researchers need repeatable handling conditions around surfaces, instruments, or environments associated with infectious work.
When integrated with validated infection-control procedures, automated systems can make cycle conditions more consistent and support workflow monitoring. Defined treatment parameters provide a basis for comparing decontamination events and identifying deviations. The resulting standardization can improve reproducibility in clinical, laboratory, and animal-care workflows without removing the need to consider access, contamination, and organism susceptibility.