$7.27

• Blue to black color change confirms successful sterilization
• Effective temperature range 121?C to 134?C steam only
• 1-3/16" x 2-3/4"; placed inside pouches, packs, or trays
• For steam sterilization monitoring only
• Quick visual read; no separate equipment needed
• Quantity: 600 per Box

Plasdent Steam Sterilization Indicator Strips confirm whether instruments inside a pouch, pack, or tray actually reached the steam exposure conditions needed for sterilization, giving the sterilization team a visible checkpoint they can read at a glance rather than relying solely on the autoclave cycle completing without error. Each strip is placed inside the load before processing, and the indicator ink on the strip changes color from blue to black only when the load has been exposed to steam within the 121?C to 134?C range for the duration the chemistry is calibrated to detect, providing a straightforward pass or fail visual cue that the sterilization parameters inside that specific pouch or pack were actually met rather than assumed from the autoclave's external cycle readout alone. ? The strips measure 1-3/16" x 2-3/4", a compact size that fits easily inside standard sterilization pouches, instrument packs, and trays without taking up meaningful space or interfering with instrument placement.

Each box contains 600 individual strips, providing enough supply for ongoing daily sterilization monitoring across a busy multi-operatory practice that processes numerous instrument loads throughout the day. Because the strips are intended for steam sterilization only, they are not interchangeable with chemical vapor sterilization monitoring products, so practices running both steam and chemical vapor sterilizers need to select the indicator type that matches each specific sterilizer's process. ? The chemistry behind the color change is built into a laminated, punched paper strip printed with indicator ink that is specifically sensitive to steam exposure. As steam penetrates the load and reaches the strip at the correct temperature for the correct duration, the ink undergoes a chemical reaction that shifts its color from blue to black, and this distinct, high-contrast color change is easy to read without specialized equipment or training.

Placing the strip inside the pack rather than only monitoring the autoclave's external display means the indicator is responding to the actual conditions reached at that specific location inside that specific load, which can vary by pack density, wrapping material, and placement within the chamber, making an internal indicator a more direct confirmation than relying on chamber-level readouts alone. ? Sterilization coordinators responsible for documenting infection control compliance use these internal indicators as a routine, low-cost verification step inside every pack or pouch they process, supporting their daily quality assurance routine alongside biological indicator testing and mechanical cycle monitoring. Dental assistants opening a sterilized pouch before setting up an operatory tray can do a quick visual check of the strip's color before placing instruments at the chairside, adding one more point of confidence that the pack was properly processed before it reaches the patient. ? Keeping a steady supply of internal steam indicator strips on hand is a basic but important piece of any sterilization monitoring protocol, since they provide pack-level verification that complements rather than replaces biological indicator testing and the autoclave's own cycle confirmation. A 600-count box gives a practice enough strips to support that routine across a high volume of daily instrument processing without running short, which matters for offices that want internal chemical indicators in every single pouch or tray rather than only spot-checking occasional loads.