title: Sterilisation in the laboratory autoclave using direct air displacement by steam.
abstract: A device using a steam injection funnel is described by means of which air can be driven quickly and surely from an autoclave load. It is simple and inexpensive, necessitates no changes in the working routine of a microbiology laboratory, and does not interfere with the operation of the autoclave in its normal mode.
mesh_terms: D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards*; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D013227:Steam; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D013227:Steam