Approximate cost to attend the University of Kentucky for the 2012â13 academic year is $23,100 for a Kentucky resident. This includes: $9,816 for tuition and fees. $10,200 for room and board. $800 for books and supplies. $2,284 for miscellaneous and travel expenses.
Methods of Sterilization. How to sterilize a piece of medical equipment depends in large part on the materials from which the equipment is made. If the item is not heat sensitive, then steam sterilization is the standard approach. This may use an autoclave or similar device.
There are four main ways in which such items can be sterilized: autoclave (by using high-pressure steam), dry heat (in an oven), by using chemical sterilants such as glutaraldehydes or formaldehyde solutions or by radiation (with the help of physical agents).terilization is a process intended to kill all microorganisms and is the highest level of microbial kill that is possible. Sterilizers may be heat only, steam, or liquid chemical. Effectivness of the sterilizer (e.g., a steam autoclave) is determined in three ways.