autoclave
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In one of Halt's buildings they have a huge machine called an autoclave, consisting mainly of two large horizontal tubes.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
She transferred and adhered the nanotube forest in between the two middle layers of the composite, then cooked the material in an autoclave to cure.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
They carried out three trials per jar, sterilizing the containers in an autoclave before each trial.
From Scientific American ● May 16, 2023
At first, it carried the thrill of a secret world: The office building was locked — just me and the janitors and the whir of the autoclave.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
While he explained to her that his job was building runways in the fields of northern France, his eyes kept returning to the steel forceps she had collected from the autoclave.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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Partridge confirmed Airbus is studying whether to build wings without autoclaves.
From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2023
Dr. Degroot’s paper details many of the findings from inspections and tests that revealed gloveboxes and sterilizing autoclaves that cracked, leaked or flooded.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
They bought their own equipment — autoclaves, rats for experiments — and ordered fetal tissue from a company called StemExpress to implant in rats.
From The Verge ● Mar. 5, 2019
To fix the plant’s troubles, Pfizer decided to replace production lines and other technology, particularly huge equipment-sterilizing machines called autoclaves that can take two years to build, install and test.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2018
The reaction produces heat and pressure, so it is necessary to carry it on in stout autoclaves or enclosed kettles.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. Slosson
The material, which is known as reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, or RAAC, is lighter and less expensive than standard reinforced concrete — but weaker, with a useful life of about 30 years.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
The government says the “vast majority” of schools are not affected by problems with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 4, 2023
"We have also set aside over £685m to directly address urgent risks relating to the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2022
The hospital opened in 1980 and was one of seven hospitals built using a material called reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2022
They are then raised inside sterile isolators, on autoclaved food and filtered air.
From Nature ● Oct. 13, 2015
Flushing, says Smith, is preferable to storing the waste in a separate container and then autoclaving the contents.
From Time ● Dec. 2, 2014
Unlike viruses and bacteria, prions are extremely hardy, and cannot be destroyed by normal decontamination methods, such as autoclaving of surgical instruments.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2011
An improved starch solution may be prepared by autoclaving 2 g. of starch and 6 g. of boric acid dissolved in 200 cc. water at 15 lbs. pressure for 15 min.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen
Tissues obtained at postmortems can also be used after preliminary sterilisation by boiling or autoclaving.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre
After use the jars and tripods are sterilised either by chemical reagents or by autoclaving.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre
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