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Proper endoscope cleaning is essential for patient safety and equipment longevity. Improper cleaning can lead to infections, equipment damage, and costly repairs. In this video, Rich Scavo from Pioneer Endoscopy Solutions demonstrates how to use the Spec Clean Endoscope Sponge to pre-clean an endoscope immediately after the device is removed from the patient. Point of use…

The family of chemicals called “halogens” include bromine, chlorine, fluorine and iodine, among others. The term “halogen” means they are all in the same column on the periodic table of the elements (if you’re interested, see col. 17 on the right-hand side of the table). Notice all four chemicals are good cleaners. These solvents are…

Many of the MicroCare cleaning products are azeotropes, and that's important because it lowers your costs, boosts cleaning effectiveness and enhances worker safety — all very good things. So the next question is, how does an azeotrope do that? For that answer, we have to go back to Chemistry 101.   Azeotropes ExplainedAn azeotrope is best…

Azeotropes are way cool. Azeotropic behavior allows clever engineers to deliver the benefits of a mixture with the convenient handling and storage of a single compound. Perhaps one chemical is nonflammable but not a great cleaner. But mix it with a super cleaner that happens to be flammable and what happens? You get a great…

Maintaining pristine fiber optic connections is essential for reliable and high-speed data transmission. Even the smallest speck of contamination can disrupt the flow of information, leading to signal loss and data errors. Wet to dry fiber cleaning is a highly effective method for keeping optical networks in top working condition. This method involves a two-step…