Can I sterilize a vial with a plastic flip-top on?

[JDonne]

I have some gear and want to make sure it is sterile. It has one of those plastic flip-tops. I want to know if the rubber stopper or the plastic flip-top will melt if I put it in the oven at 250 degrees for 15 minutes for a total of 3 times?

Any info would help. thanks!

[floyd_turbo]

cant say i can speak from experience, but i think it wouldnt be a wise decision, u can pop the top off and put another one on though if u want... is the gear homemade??? what type of gear?

[frank_frank]

wouldnt the heat have some negative effect on the steroid ??

[JDonne]

cant say i can speak from experience, but i think it wouldnt be a wise decision, u can pop the top off and put another one on though if u want... is the gear homemade??? what type of gear?

Yes, the gear is homemade. I've just got to make sure it is sterile. I got an infection before and it was hell, so I am more than a little anxious.

[floyd_turbo]

understandable... be extremely careful when u switch needles, and pre-pin prep. the heat wont harm the gear tho, i'm just thinking in terms of if the rubber melts a little it might be a bitch to draw gear out

[J*U*icEd]

well to tell you the truth i think the plastic on top will melt....it's like leavin CDs in your car with the windows closed in 90 degree weather....now you tell me if you think it gonna melt.....

[Anhydro78]

you have to take the removable plastic lid off. Take a 18g needle and cut the plastic of of the needle. then you have to use the modified pin as a vent. ANd place the needle in the rubber stopper. Make sure the needle doesnt dip down into the oil. place it just above the oil line.

You can not heat up a closed container and expect it not to bust.

[SportsMedVIP]

Check your answers to this thread that you started in the laboratory as well. That's where it should be anyways.