The appliance for science The Classic Media autoclave - for a safer school laboratory Does your school laboratory need to sterilize liquids and media or eliminate the risk of cross infection through contaminated waste? The Classic Media autoclave offers a professional, safe and affordable solution. Do you need to sterilize liquids and media? Do you currently use a standard pressure cooker for sterilization? Do you use a naked flame as the heat source? If you answer yes to any of these, then the Classic Media with safety interlock lid is the solution. The capacity to surprise The Classic Media is priced to appeal to schools’ budgets. Available in two sizes, it is ideal for a variety of laboratory processes. The Classic Media will fit neatly on a work-bench, is easy to operate and is powered by a standard 13amp/240 volt power supply. Sterilization could not be safer or easier.

the science the facts the figures If your school uses a domestic pressure cooker for sterilization then this can represent a serious risk if used incorrectly. they have no temperature or time controls which could result in ineffective sterilization risk of boiling dry if left unattended if placed on a tripod or heated over a Bunsen burner, they can be unstable and are therefore vulnerable to being knocked over without the benefit of a safety locking mechanism, they can be opened prematurely whilst the temperature inside is still high enough for thermal shock to cause glass vessels to explode...