Autoclave Type

Packaging

Temperature

Exposure 

Drying Time

Gravity displacement

Wrapped

121 0 C

30 minutes

30 minutes

Gravity displacement

Wrapped

132 0 C

15 minutes

30 – 40 minutes

Pre-vacuum

Wrapped

132 0 C

4 minutes

20 – 30 minutes

Pre-vacuum

“flash” pack
(wrapped)

132 0 – 134 0 C

4 minutes

N/A

Gravity displacement

Microbiology waste

121 0 C

45 minutes