Reusing a dart

[nicolus]

i would soak it in rubbing alcahol for 30min, then rince off with water, then put it in fridge.

rinsing with water after all that would defeat the purpose.

and perp is right there are three levels:

clean -- removal of dirt and particles
sanitized -- kills 99% of germs
sterile -- kills ALL germs, 100%

best you can hope for is sanitized.

 

[Singleton]

Right beside the thawing pork roast?

I would put them in the vegetable drawer, unless it's full. You can always put it in the butter compartment.

 

[todoveritas]

How did they sterilize it in the studies?

Sodium hypochlorite and isopropyl alcohol.
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) in its
guidelines for recommended disinfectants approved ethyl or isopropyl alcohol, sodium hypochlorite, phenolic germicidal detergent solution, iodophor germicidal detergent solution, or quaternary ammonium germicidal detergent solution. Contact time should be ten minutes.

 

[krbn08]

Sodium hypochlorite and isopropyl alcohol.
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) in its
guidelines for recommended disinfectants approved ethyl or isopropyl alcohol, sodium hypochlorite, phenolic germicidal detergent solution, iodophor germicidal detergent solution, or quaternary ammonium germicidal detergent solution. Contact time should be ten minutes.

How much would sodium hypochlorite and isopropyl alcohol cost together?

At www.getpinz.com it only costs around $10.00 for a 50 count of

Terumo 25 G X 1" Syringe with Needle, 3CC. Latex free. That's pretty

damn cheap . . . Plus it is sterile to begin with and the needles aren't dull.

Dullness can be a problem if a needle is reused over and over again.

Sterilization isn't the only thing people should worry about. Even if they

can sterilize it 99.9% there are still problems with reusing a needle.