title: Sterilization wave of the future: microwaves.
abstract: Every cook knows that microwaves and metal don't mix. But scientists at the National Institute of Standards have devised a way to make them compatible. If it all pans out, hospitals may be able to sterilize medical instruments and waste in a device similar to a conventional microwave oven.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Souhrada
mesh_terms: D006761:Hospitals; D008506:Medical Waste; D008872:Microwaves; D012106:Research; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D008506:Medical Waste