Re: glutaraldehyde

Ryuji Suzuki wrote:
>
> From: Katharine Thayer <kthayer@pacifier.com>
> Subject: Re: glutaraldehyde
> Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 13:19:17 +0000
>
> > stuff, I ordered 10 ampules of 2 ml each. These are glass ampules and I
> > assume the neck is supposed to be broken off somehow, but I can't make
> > it happen. I've scored the neck at what looks like a score mark, and
> > then tried to twist the top off, (with my hand wrapped in a rag to
> > protect against cuts) but it doesn't happen. I don't want to just whack
>
> Hold the top part firmly between your thumb and finger, and bend
> it sideways. Like the first step in peeling bananas.
>

Great description, Ryuji. Thanks everyone for suggestions; I haven't
gone ahead to act on them because it occurred to me that once the glass
is broken I'll have another problem: how then to store the excess
glutaraldehyde. So I'll need to obtain a little dropper bottle or
something first, before I break the ampule. "It's always somethin, ain't
it?" Thanks again,
kt
Received on Sun Mar 21 17:37:52 2004