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autoclaves sterilize jewelry...im not exactly sure how they work but i do kno it uses heat 2 sterilize it

An autoclave is a pressurized device designed to heat aqueous solutions above their boiling point to achieve sterilization. It was invented by Charles Chamberland in 1879.[1] The term autoclave is also used to describe an industrial machine in which elevated temperature and pressure are used in processing materials.

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Basically an auto clave uses heat and steam pressure in a contained atmospere to sterilize medical equipment and in the tattoo shop for tubes, clamps, tapers, jewelry, and other reusable metal [Usually stainless steel} parts that need hospital sterilization..Sometimes jewelry is sterilized just prior to insertion in a 'cold kill' or liquid sterilant...

Hope this helps............TatuBaron

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No, an autoclave is the most effective way to sterilize tattoo equipment due to high heat and pressure. Alternative methods, such as chemical sterilization or disposable equipment, may not guarantee complete sterilization. It's crucial to prioritize safety and use proper equipment for tattooing.

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NO! use disposables and take a blood path cross contamination class. just trow away decontaminate and your good to go!!!

Actually you 'can' sterilize tattoo equipment without an autoclave, it is called: Chemical Sterilization and Radioactive Sterilization. Both are very expensive and very dangerous. For example Wavicide (an extremely potent form of formaldehyde) used in a heated ultrasonic cleaner produces a gas that is deadly to any living life-form, so it requires a special venting system during operation and outside air supplies while working with the fluid; plus a special cleansing bath to remove it afterwords. Needless to say just mentioning Radioactive Sterilization should impart the dangers involved with that form of process, without much need to comment more.

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