Examples of disinfection chemicals – Eppendorf White Paper 14 User Manual
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Examples of disinfection chemicals
Within the following table, some disinfection reagents are
presented (Table 1). Please be aware that the detergents and
disinfectants are only recommended due to their compatibility
with the robust materials of Eppendorf centrifuges. As
this is only a recommendation, no guarantee of safety is
expressed or implied. The test procedure was performed
under laboratory conditions with maximized care. The test
results are referred to the tested material. Liability for
preservation of the tested surfaces in combination with
incubation of disinfection reagents in practice based on the
test results cannot be assumed. Printed areas may be
discolored when being incubated with the disinfection
chemical.
In general, disinfection with a cloth is more efficient than
spraying only, which may also result in a short circuit within
the centrifuge housing. After cleaning with detergent, the
rubber seals in the rotor chamber should be rinsed well
with distilled water and lubricated with glycerol in order to
prevent the seals from becoming brittle.
Disinfectant
Provider
Anodized aluminum
(fixed-angle rotors)
Anodized aluminum
(buckets)
Stainless steel
Polycarbonate
housing surface
Sterillium
®
Bode Chemie
®
S
S
S
S
Sterillium
®
Virugard
Bode Chemie
®
(S)*
S
S*_
(S)p
Bacillol
®
AF
Bode Chemie
®
S
S
S*_
Sp
Bacillol
®
plus
Bode Chemie
®
S
S
S
S
Dismozon
®
pur (5 %)
Bode Chemie
®
S
S
S*_
S
Korsolex
®
basic (conc.)
Bode Chemie
®
S
S
S*_
S*_
Microbac
®
forte (conc.)
Bode Chemie
®
S
S
S*_
S*_
Kohrsolin
®
FF (conc.)
Bode Chemie
®
S
S
S*_
S*_
Desderman
®
pure (conc.)
Schülke Mayr
S
S
S
Sp
Mikrozid
®
AF
Schülke Mayr
S
S
S
S
Meliseptol
®
Braun
S
S
S
S
Helipur
®
Braun
S
S
S*_
S
Hexaquart
®
(2 %)
Braun
S
S
S
S
RNAse AWAY
®
Molecular BioProducts
S
S
S
S
DNA AWAY
TM
Molecular BioProducts
S
S
S
S
HI-TOR plus
Ecolab
®
((S))* – M*
S
S*_
S
Sodium hypochlorite (12 %)
Ecolab
®
((S))* – M*
M**
M*_
S
Barrycidal
Biohit
®
S
S
S
S
Extran
®
MA 02 neutral
Merck
S
S
M*_
S*
Count-Off
TM
Perkin Elmer
®
U
M**
M
M
Isopropanol (70 %)
Perkin Elmer
®
(S)*
S
S
Sp
Ethanol (70 %)
Perkin Elmer
®
S
S
S
S
Table 1: Resistance of Eppendorf rotors and buckets against common disinfection reagents
S = Satisfactory resistance
M = Marginal resistance
U = Unsatisfactory resistance
_ = coating/ film (mostly reversible)
* = slight discoloration
** = discoloration
p = discoloration of printing (housing)