Development of Optimum Drying Methods for Dental Practice Loads

希康有限公司是一家总部位于多伦多的感染控制产品制造商，产品包括洗涤、消毒和灭菌。这家加拿大家族企业在全球100多个国家和地区专门从事牙科和医疗行业的感染控制产品、培训、咨询和服务。SciCan在这方面做了大量工作，以缩短盒式灭菌器和灭菌室高压灭菌器的干燥时间，因为希望实现尽可能短的干燥时间。目前的解决方案包括战略性放置袋子、放置用于热传递的金属的机架系统以及使用过热蒸汽。限流问题通常是留在袋子塑料内侧的小液滴。这种液滴需要很长的时间才能蒸发，因为有一个低的热质量来提供所需的能量，袋中的局部环境是潮湿的，并且液滴局部的干燥介质运动很小。因此，关键的挑战是以更有效和更具成本效益的方式为牙科实践负荷提供最佳干燥时间。因此，Dincer博士的团队将与该公司密切合作，开发新的干燥方法，在所需条件下提供最佳干燥时间和最佳性能。通过成功完成这个项目，该项目将解决技术问题，并培养行业急需的高素质人才。

SciCan Ltd. is a Toronto based manufacturer of infection control products which include washing, disinfection and sterilization. This Canadian, family-owned enterprise specializes in infection control products, training, consulting and services in both the dental and medical industries in over 100 countries around the world. SciCan has done considerable work in this area to lower the drying times of the cassette and chamber autoclaves for sterilization since it is desirable to achieve the shortest possible drying times. The present solutions include strategic pouch placement, racking systems to place metal for heat transfer and the use of superheated steam. The current limiting issue is typically small droplets which remain on the plastic inner side of the pouch. This droplet takes a long time to evaporate as there is a low thermal mass to provide the energy needed, the local environment in the pouch is moist and there is low movement of the drying medium local to the droplet. So, the key challenge is to provide optimum drying times for dental practice loads in a more efficient and cost effective manner. Therefore, Dr. Dincer's group will closely work with the company to develop novel drying methods to provide the optimum drying times with the best possible performance under required conditions. By successfully completing this project the project will solve the technological issues and train highly-qualified people as badly needed by the industry.