Lab Sterilizers

Lab sterilizers, also known as laboratory sterilisers, decontaminate small instruments between uses so results stay accurate and free of cross-contamination. A compact infrared sterilizer heats a chamber to destroy bacteria on a metal inoculating loop or needle in seconds, giving a fast, flame-free alternative to sterilising over an open burner.

SmartLabs supplies lab sterilizers to schools, universities, and clinical laboratories across South Africa. Browse the range below for reliable, easy-to-supervise sterilising equipment suited to routine microbiology and classroom teaching work.

  • Infrared Sterilizer

    Infrared Sterilizer

    • Education
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    R 3,500.00
    R 3,500.00
Infrared lab sterilizer displayed on a laboratory bench

What is a lab sterilizer?

A lab steriliser decontaminates small instruments between uses, most commonly by heating a metal inoculating loop or needle until any bacteria on the surface is destroyed. A compact infrared sterilizer heats a cylindrical chamber in seconds, giving a faster, flame-free alternative to an open Bunsen burner flame.

SmartLabs stocks lab sterilizers for schools, universities, and clinical laboratories across South Africa. Wherever repeated, reliable decontamination of small tools is part of routine microbiology work, a benchtop sterilizer keeps results accurate and contamination-free.

Common uses of lab sterilizers

Fast, flame-free decontamination for routine microbiology work.

  • Sterilizing an inoculating loop in an infrared sterilizer

    Sterilizing inoculating loops

    A heated chamber destroys bacteria on a metal loop or needle between samples in seconds, without an open flame.

  • Streaking a petri dish culture with a sterilized loop

    Culture streaking and plating

    A freshly sterilised loop keeps each streak on a petri dish free of cross-contamination from the previous sample.

  • Infrared sterilizer on a school microbiology lab bench

    School microbiology practicals

    Flame-free operation makes an infrared sterilizer a safer, easier to supervise choice for classroom and teaching labs.

  • Close-up of an infrared sterilizer heated chamber

    Fast, repeatable decontamination

    A consistent heating chamber gives the same reliable sterilising result every time, run after run.

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