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minus-squareBallsandBayonets@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·4 months agoThat’s actually exactly why it’s a bad cleaning agent, at least for sterilization purposes. It evaporates before it can kill any microbes.
minus-squareDaxtron2@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up19·4 months agoYeah if you’re using high percentage isopropanol it’s less effective. I think the current recommendation is 70% for sterilization purposes as it remains in contact longer. Higher percentages is more for its use as a solvent or cleaning electronics.
minus-squaresneekee_snek_17@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoI thought the 70% was recommended because it helps maintain membrane fluidity or something like that
minus-squareLarmyOfLone@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoYeah or something with hydrophilic properties with the water help destroy microbes. I love reading about chemistry but keep forgetting.
That’s actually exactly why it’s a bad cleaning agent, at least for sterilization purposes. It evaporates before it can kill any microbes.
Yeah if you’re using high percentage isopropanol it’s less effective. I think the current recommendation is 70% for sterilization purposes as it remains in contact longer. Higher percentages is more for its use as a solvent or cleaning electronics.
I thought the 70% was recommended because it helps maintain membrane fluidity or something like that
Yeah or something with hydrophilic properties with the water help destroy microbes. I love reading about chemistry but keep forgetting.