Dry heat sterilization

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See also: Sterilization (microbiology)

Heating an article is one of the earliest forms of sterilization practiced. Dry heat, as the name indicates, utilizes hot air that is either free from water vapour, or has very little of it, and where this moisture plays a minimal or no role in the process of sterilization.^[1][2]

Contents 1 Methods used 2 Action on microorganisms 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Methods used

1. Hot air oven
2. Incineration or burning
3. Flaming
4. Radiation
5. Microwave

[edit] Action on microorganisms

Dry heat coagulates the proteins in any organism, causes oxidative free radical damage, causes drying of cells and can even burn them to ashes, as in incineration.

[edit] See also

Sterility assurance level

[edit] References