The inoculation loop sterilizer is a medium (including bacteria) used in the microbiology laboratory that many experimenters discard without thorough sterilization, which not only pollutes the safety of the laboratory itself, but also pollutes and harms the environment.
Be careful when using the loop sterilizer. Some people use it a lot when experimenting, and sometimes it gets a little impatient to do too much. Especially when sterilizing rough inoculation loops, I get worried when I see it's old and not red. I thought I could put it in without my hands. I would do other things first, like write the number on the tube, and then use the inoculation loop after that, and then take it out and use it. Generally, this is OK, but in one set of experiments, Zui was prone to problems afterward because the loop was no longer used at this point, and it was often remembered after everything was cleaned up. At this point, it's a scary thing to see the inoculation loop again, it has changed shape badly, so we remind our experimenters not to spoil the whole experiment while doing the inoculation experiment.
Infection is a word that often comes to mind when doing microbiological experiments. Many experimenters are thankful for their carelessness, and bacteria happen every now and then. When the loop sterilizer is rapidly replacing traditional alcohol lamps, how does it work with this instrument? How do we deal with these issues?
If you find that the inoculation ring has been burned into "pulling iron rods", or the plastic rods have been burned into "sugar", you must act quickly, otherwise the "brown sugar" will stick everywhere. At this time, turn off the power of the sterilizer, take out the half cylinder of water from the waste liquid tank, and use two tweezers to clamp the plastic rod and the complete part of the metal rod (do not clamp the "sugar" or "drawing" part that cannot be clamped, will stick to the tweezers). Carefully remove, cool in water, remove the reusable wire, and throw it away. If the waste tank is plastic, be careful not to let the metal rods touch the waste tank or they won't separate after "close contact". If near a sink, you can also rinse with tap water to cool off. Do not place the inoculation loop directly on the table, as the melted glue will stick to the table, only scrape it slowly.
