Solar-powered Sterile Box sterilizes medical tools anywhere – UPI.com

Solar-powered Sterile Box sterilizes medical tools anywhere - UPI.com - Health Council

The Sterile Box is a full, solar-powered sterilization facility built into a standard 20-foot steel shipping container that can be set up anywhere, researchers said in a press release. In designing the portable facility, the researchers worked to consider water and energy requirements and availability, and wanted to make it easy to avoid human error in construction or use. Power for the unit is generated by solar panels on the roof, and water is supplied by a 55-gallon receiving tank on the ground and 50-gallon tank on the roof.

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