An autoclave is a machine used to carry out industrial and scientific processes that require elevated temperature and pressure relative to the surrounding ambient conditions. Autoclaves are found in many medical settings, laboratories, and other places that need to ensure an object is sterile. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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SignificanceThe autoclave made reliable steam sterilization possible for surgical instruments and laboratory equipment, becoming the standard method hospitals and labs use to prevent infection from contaminated tools. 1 Connections
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Charles ChamberlandLead
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Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph, Chamberland invention sentence
The autoclave was invented by Charles Chamberland in 1879, although a precursor known as the steam digester was created by Denis Papin in 1679.
Lead paragraph, surgical sterilization sentence
Autoclaves are most commonly used before surgical procedures to sterilize medical instruments and supplies.
In Field: Chemical Engineering, Introduction
Autoclaves are also commonly used in the chemical industry to cure coatings, vulcanize rubber, and for hydrothermal synthesis.
Invented By: Charles Chamberland, Introduction
The autoclave was invented by Charles Chamberland in 1879
In Group: Laboratory and Process Apparatus, Lead paragraph
An autoclave is a machine used to carry out industrial and scientific processes requiring elevated temperature and pressure
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Invented By: Charles Chamberland, LeadQuote, Invented By: Charles Chamberland, Lead
for starting a research project that led to the invention of the autoclave device in 1879.
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