Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a small and simple molecule with a formula close to water but having somewhat different properties. Across industries, H2O2 solutions are used in many ways. For instance, in textiles it is commonly used as a bleaching agent, while in the aerospace industry it is known as a rocket propellant. H2O2 comes…
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Robotic surgery is not new. We are over a decade into it being standard practice for many procedures. The technology and hardware have developed, but the principle of attaching, using, and re-sterilizing bespoke instruments has not. When the first robotic programs were being set up in hospitals, the instruments were sterilized in a tray. It…
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[Our Sterile Processing teams #FightDirty every day. But what happens when we lose focus and begin fighting each other instead? And how do we reorient our battle lines to fight along side each other, instead of against each other, for the ultimate mission of safe patient care? The following guest article by Casey Evans seeks…
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One of the first things I learned in this business was that stainless steel isn’t “stainless”, at least not under the wrong conditions. Why is it called “stainless steel” and under what circumstances is it not “stainless”? It is called stainless steel because the chemical makeup of the alloy. Like all steel, stainless steel is…
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