York University has placed its third contract with Priorclave of Woolwich, UK for autoclaves for use in the Biology Department’s Teaching Laboratories and associated central wash-up and sterilising facilities.
York University’s operations manager specified Priorclave products because of their energy efficiency, which has enabled the Biology Department to reduce significantly its day-to-day operational costs, the firm said.
The Department of Biology at York University is internationally renowned for the strength and quality of its research, teaching and state-of-the-art facilities, and is consistently ranked as one of the top biology departments in the UK for studying cancer, immunology and tissue engineering, as well as novel agricultural products, environmental studies and bio-archaeology.
For the teaching laboratories Priorclave is supplying a 350 litre autoclave featuring a ‘square’ chamber, which provides sufficient capacity to sterilise everything from small- and medium-sized containers to large canisters and other plastic items. Access to the front-loading chamber is gained by the two hand-wheel door closure system.
Other functions of the autoclave include a delayed start and media warming for ready to pour media at the start of the day, plus automatic timed free-steaming for improving air removal and sterilising performance, which contributes to the speed at which the autoclaves can move from an off status into a full on-start for steam sterilisation. Priorclave said this function was a major factor in winning the contract for the biology department.
A 700 L high capacity steam steriliser has been installed in the central wash-up and sterilising facility to ensure complete sterilisation of all medium and other waste by-products generated by more than 30 research groups in the Biology Department. This large, front-loading rectangular chambered autoclave also has an easy-open/close door locking system activated by three hand-wheels.
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York University places contract with Priorclave
For autoclaves to be used in the Biology Department
