Central Sterilization Services (CSS)
The Central Sterilization Services (CSS) located in the Medical Sciences Building (MSB) room 4179 and allows researchers to consolidate their glass-washing and sterilization needs. Trained, experienced staff handle all the processes such that researchers and trainees can focus their time on experiments instead of time-intensive preparatory work. The facility is equipped with three research-grade glass washing machines supplied by a high-end water filtration system to ensure glassware and plasticware is free of residual mineral contaminants. For sterilization purposes, CSS operates 6 maintained and validated autoclaves.
Our Services
CSS provides the following services:
- Washes and autoclaves all laboratory glassware and plasticware.
- Launders labcoats (both CL1 and CL2), velvets, and other applicable materials.
- Pick-up/drop-off laundry service for locations outside of MSB (extra charges apply).
- Sterilizes dry goods such as pipette tips, culture tubes and microfuge/PCR tubes.
- Sterilizes media and reagents.
- Delivers sterilized supplies back to shared glassware stockrooms.
- Also - for CL1-level labs only –sterilizes and disposes CL1 lab waste.
| Time | Cycle Schedule |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Glasswashing and Autoclaving |
| 11:00 am | Liquid/Media Prep |
| 12:00 pm | Glasswashing and Autoclaving |
| 12:15 pm | Prepared Liquids/Media READY FOR PICK UP |
| 1:00 pm | Liquid/Media Prep |
| 2:15 pm | Prepared Liquids/Media READY FOR PICK UP |
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