The Glassware core provides glassware washing and sterilization of glass and plastic ware to investigators in the LRI. The facility maintains a stock of all types of sterile laboratory glassware and pipettes in a common storage area. Glassware personnel collect glassware from laboratories daily and cabinets are replenished regularly.
The core also provides autoclaving services.
The Glasswash Facility maintains a stock of all types of sterile laboratory glassware and pipettes in the common storage area. This facility provides glass washing and sterilization to all investigators within the Lerner Research Institute. We charge back to each department on a monthly basis.
Glasswash Facility Services Offered:
Note: Soft water is used in the washing process. Pure water is used as a final rinse in all procedures of the washing process.
Each laboratory entry is equipped with a cart and tub containing sanitizing solution to soak glassware overnight. Each day the Laboratory Assistant takes the cart to the central glasswash area for washing. The tubs are replaced with fresh water and solution.
There are pipette jars provided for soaking pipettes, the pipettes are collected every day and prepared by the glasswash personnel.
Sterile glassware and pipettes are provided in the common glassware storage area on the 1st floor of the Lerner Building (NB1). The Laboratory Assistants are responsible for stocking the cabinets in each department.
Available Glassware from the Core - NB1-20
All Glassware is baked @180° for 6 hours or autoclaved for Sterilization. Biological indicators are used for every load.
Glassware Sterility Procedures –LRI/BME/GMI/NC/NN
All Glassware provided and stocked by Glass Wash Services in the cabinets and shelves, on the floors of LRI and outside the Glass Wash Service areas in NB1 are sterile. There is no need to re-sterilize the glassware in these areas. Please see the sterility procedures posted in the autoclave rooms on the various floors and outside the Media Lab NB1-15 for sterilizing procedures. Please contact Carmel Burns at x45814 if you have further questions.
Quality Control
All glassware is either baked @180° for 5 hours or autoclaved @121° to ensure sterilization has been reached. In addition to this, biological indicators and steam strips are used for each autoclaved load. Dry heat indicators are used in the hot air ovens. All glassware is thoroughly inspected before stocking in the common glassware area.
Lerner Research Institute
Cleveland Clinic, Mail Code NB21
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
