Aseptic Technique Prep: Bench, Glove and Bottle Disinfection, and Hood UV
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This is a roughly 3-minute instructional video (Addgene Quick Tips) covering the setup steps for aseptic work in molecular biology and plasmid handling. It walks through operator protection with lab coats and gloves, checking wrists and forearms for exposed skin, and adding sleeve covers, masks, or hair nets as needed. It then demonstrates disinfection: spraying the bench, gloves, sleeves, and all bottle and container surfaces with isopropanol or slightly diluted ethanol, allowing them to dry fully, and spraying thoroughly inside the hood. The video notes that the hood's UV lamp is a secondary measure only. It is an introductory protocol resource for training, not a research finding, so it is most useful to labs onboarding new personnel in sterile technique.
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Lab coats and gloves protect the operator and keep skin flakes and debris out of samples; check wrists and forearms for exposed skin and add sleeve covers, masks, or hair nets if needed. Spray the bench, gloves, sleeves, and all bottle and container surfaces with isopropanol (or slightly diluted ethanol) and let them dry fully. Spray thoroughly inside the hood as well; its UV lamp is a secondary measure only. This is a roughly 3-minute introductory protocol video for molecular biology and plasmid work, not a research finding.
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