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How to: Clean Nitinol with Narrow IDs

Q: What would be the best way to clean narrow internal diameter nitinol tubing?

A: To clean your Nitinol substrate to remove process oils, oxides and oxide particulates we recommend using a warm or hot ultrasonic tank filled with 1-2% Detonox® Ultimate Precision Cleaner.  Detonox contains surfactants to emulsify oils along with chelating agents and….

Medical Devices

How To: Safely Clean Organic Debris from Devices

Q: We need a detergent to clean organic debris and deactivate pathogens on medical devices, which is not corrosive.  What would work for us?  The devices include electronics parts and sensors.

A: For removal of biologic and organic debris and matter in medical devices, we first recommend Tergazyme® Enzyme-Active Powdered Detergent….

cold water cleaning

Specific Formulations for Cold Water Cleaning?

Q: I’m looking for detergents similar to Liquinox and Citranox, that are specially formulated for cold water cleaning conditions. Can you recommend analogs to the two?

A: For most residues, the detergency of an aqueous detergent is enhanced and hastened by heat. 

Bleach and Detojet?

Q: We have a washer that use both Detojet and a bleach cycle.   We would like to optimize.  Can we combine?  We have read the “Bleach with Detergents for Disinfection?” article. A: A key component of Detojet® Low Foaming Liquid Detergent is indeed sodium hypochlorite (per the SDS 2.5-10%). 

Collagen Coating

Cleaning a Collagen Coating

Q: We are currently looking to remove a collagen coating from PET fabric and was wondering what we should use.  We have Alconox powder, will that work?

A:  To clean polyethylene terephthalate (PET) we generally want to stay away from alkaline and high alkaline detergents.  Mildly alkaline is expected to be ok (< 10 pH).  As with all compatibility matters....

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