The Solarclave Medical Equipment Sterilizer Robert Thottam

Autoclave  Device used to sterilize equipment and supplies via high pressure saturated steam

Types of Autoclaves  Steam  Gravity Displacement  Positive Pressure Displacement  Negative Pressure Displacement  Dry heat

Solarclave  Steam based  2 Part 1.Pressure vessel 2.Reflector

Pressure Vessel  Pressure Cooker  Layers of fiberglass insulation

Reflector  35 mirrors per section  Made of plywood

Process  Orientation of reflector  minutes to heat up to required temp  121 degrees Celsius  20 minutes to sterilize

Advantages  Cost Efficient  Mobile  Sustainable  Easy to use  Primarily readily available materials

Disadvantages  Weather dependent  Time Dependent  May require ordering/importing of some materials

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Work Cited  IIH Solarclave: Solar-Powered Medical Instrument Sterilization.  7 Medical Device Upgrades for Developing Countries.  Sterilizing with the sun.  Neumann, O., Feronti, C., Neumann, A., Dong, A., Schell, K., Lue, B., Kim, E., Quinn, M., Thompson, S., Grady, N., Nordlander, P., Odene, M., & Halas, N. J.. Compact solar autoclave based on steam generation using broadband light-harvesting nanoparticles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, May 2013  Solarclave / Nicaragua.  Autoclave.