Glassware and syringes are sterilized by:
Correct Answer: Hot air oven
Description: Key Points:-
Hot-air oven is used in laboratories and clinics for heat-resistant items that are not sterilized well by moist heat. They are used for sterilization of:
Glasswares (syringes, Petri dishes, flasks, pipettes, test tubes, etc.).
Surgical instruments (scalpels, scissors, forceps, etc.).
Chemicals (liquid paraffin, sulfonamide powders, etc.); and
Oils that are not penetrated well by steam used in moist heat sterilization.
Parija SC. Textbook of Microbiology & Immunology. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2014. Page: 27
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Microbiology
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