Hello, I agree with wiping instruments down with 75-80% ethanol (as used to clean during cell culture). However, the BEST precaution is simply not touching your face and washing your hands for 20-30 seconds after touching anything. I made it a habit of scrubbing my hands with Hibiclens after every shift when I worked in ER, and I was ill only 3 times in 12 years.
Crissy L Tarver Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Structural Biology Stanford University School of Medicine ________________________________ From: CCP4 bulletin board <CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> on behalf of Andrea Thorn <andrea.th...@web.de> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:41:57 PM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK <CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] disinfecting keyboards Hi Tim! 100% alcohol is less effective than 80%, and in order to completely be sure, the keyboard needs not only to be wiped. One can buy keyboards that can be disinfected because they are waterproof, such as the Cherry JK-1068DE-2 for about 50 €. We clean the keyboards in our lab occasionally anyway, and have used 70% alcohol on them without problem. Disinfectant wipes, a detergent cleaner (such as Viss Glass & Flächen) and cotton swabs also offer some help. We wipe our mobile phones with a disinfectant wipe after washing our hands when arriving home/at work. I would also be really interested in what could be done with a UV light, if someone knows? If the computer is used by one person during the shift, individual keyboards for each person could be a solution. If people sit down, the desk surface, which may be touched, should likely also be wiped at the beginning and end of the shift I would say. Stay save and best wishes, Andrea. Am 29/04/2020 um 21:04 schrieb Diana Tomchick: 100% ethanol or isopropanol work really well on the microscopes, I soak a Kimwipe and then clean the eyepieces and the knobs for changing magnification and focus, as well as the door handles, bench tops, etc. Diana ************************************************** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry UT Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-8816 diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu<mailto:diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu> (214) 645-6383 (phone) (214) 645-6353 (fax) ________________________________ From: CCP4 bulletin board <CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK><mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> on behalf of Diana Tomchick <diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu><mailto:diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 2:00 PM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] disinfecting keyboards EXTERNAL MAIL You could try doing what my technician does with her keyboard; she wraps it in a clear, thin food wrap that can be taped to the back of the keyboard. This is usually done to keep food and other things (liquids) from damaging the keyboard, but you could simply replace the wrap every time someone else uses it. Personally I like using a Kimwipe soaked with 100% isopropanol, I've never yet encountered a keyboard that suffered from having the writing removed with that or 100% ethanol. Both work and as long as they are 100% (no water), the keyboard and mouse have no issues. Diana ************************************************** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry UT Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-8816 diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu<mailto:diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu> (214) 645-6383 (phone) (214) 645-6353 (fax) ________________________________ From: CCP4 bulletin board <CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK><mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> on behalf of Tim Gruene <tim.gru...@univie.ac.at><mailto:tim.gru...@univie.ac.at> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 1:53 PM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> Subject: [ccp4bb] disinfecting keyboards Dear all, can you make suggestions for how to disinfect computer keyboards, and instrument panels? Our facility is going to reboot next week, with shifts so that people don't meet. The main interface will be the computer keyboards, as well as the door of our X-ray diffractometer and the mounting of the crystals. The keyboard labels may not like alcohols (and the efficiency of injecting disinfecting through the USB cable is also under discussion, so I heard). One way would be to use individual keyboards, and wearing gloves for replugging, and to use gloves for mounting crystals. But maybe there are other ways that won't require gloves? Best regards, Tim -- -- Tim Gruene Head of the Centre for X-ray Structure Analysis Faculty of Chemistry University of Vienna Phone: +43-1-4277-70202 GPG Key ID = A46BEE1A ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 ________________________________ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 CAUTION: This email originated from outside UTSW. 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