What would be the best way to sterilize a CMC gel, considering the fact that I can't use radiation or temperature higher than 60 degrees C?

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David Caballero Torres

Hello Victor,

Greetings from Colombia

You should try sterilize in a ultrasonic cleaner that kills the cells by membrane disruption.

I hope i have been helpful.

Good luck

Heli Cheng

u can use alcohol then rinse the sample with PBS, hope this will help, good luck.

Thirupathi Kumara Raja Selvaraj

ETO sterilization is one of the good method. you can rinse in PBS before use

Carlos Araújo Queiroz

You may want to check the following paper:

Article Influence of sterilisation on a sodium carboxymethylcellulose gel