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InvisibleAureus
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Is it necessary to sterilize the tinfoil before taking a spore print?
    #21898088 - 07/04/15 07:00 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Since mushrooms are not sterile, I'm not really sure if that's necessary.


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Re: Is it necessary to sterilize the tinfoil before taking a spore print? [Re: Aureus] * 2
    #21898147 - 07/04/15 07:19 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Its sterile off the roll.


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Re: Is it necessary to sterilize the tinfoil before taking a spore print? [Re: Buck513]
    #21898263 - 07/04/15 07:52 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

I always wipe it with some alcohol before printing. Doesn't take much time.


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Re: Is it necessary to sterilize the tinfoil before taking a spore print? [Re: shellzenone]
    #21898268 - 07/04/15 07:54 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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shellzenone said:
I always wipe it with some alcohol before printing. Doesn't take much time.



However that's a pointless effort.
Alcohol doesn't even kill all bacteria/mold.
The only thing you did was get it more dirty by wiping a paper towel or whatever across the foil


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Re: Is it necessary to sterilize the tinfoil before taking a spore print? [Re: Buck513]
    #21898276 - 07/04/15 07:55 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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Buck513 said:
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shellzenone said:
I always wipe it with some alcohol before printing. Doesn't take much time.



However that's a pointless effort.
Alcohol doesn't even kill all bacteria/mold.
The only thing you did was get it more dirty by wiping a paper towel or whatever across the foil




For real.  May as well wipe yourself with a towel covered in pet hair and bird shit after you get out the shower.


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Re: Is it necessary to sterilize the tinfoil before taking a spore print? [Re: Aureus]
    #21898324 - 07/04/15 08:09 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

The CDC page on Alcohol
the optimum bactericidal concentration is 60%–90% solutions in water

Apparently they recommend sterilization in boiling water over the use of an alcohol swab.


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Re: Is it necessary to sterilize the tinfoil before taking a spore print? [Re: Buster_Brown]
    #21898330 - 07/04/15 08:11 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

It says right there it doesn't kill spores.  As in, the thing we are trying to kill.


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Re: Is it necessary to sterilize the tinfoil before taking a spore print? [Re: Buster_Brown] * 1
    #21898337 - 07/04/15 08:13 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

"Alcohols are not recommended for sterilizing medical and surgical materials principally because they lack sporicidal action and they cannot penetrate protein-rich materials"


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Re: Is it necessary to sterilize the tinfoil before taking a spore print? [Re: Buck513]
    #21898362 - 07/04/15 08:21 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

See edit^


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Re: Is it necessary to sterilize the tinfoil before taking a spore print? [Re: Buster_Brown]
    #21898372 - 07/04/15 08:23 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Either way you provided a source with some factual information.  :thumbup:


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