I generally reuse gloves unless I'm working in a laminar flow hood...
because if I'm working in there, my point is to keep things really
clean.
Even when I work in the garage, I generally use and reuse gloves...
with all the grease and dirt and metal oxides and harsh organics
involved its pretty dirty... the gloves keep my hands smelling clean
and looking the same unless I rip it while using a tool or something
sharp.
I say it depends on the risk involved, and what level of risk you're
willing to accept. Really toxic stuff, don't play around, don't reuse
gloves... but if you think the gloves are physically fine (no
piercings, nothing melting/seeping through), and if you're careful
taking them off and putting them back on, I'd say there's nothing to
worry about.
On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 12:55 PM, CodonAUG <elsbernd@gmail.com> wrote:
> I wouldn't reuse gloves. The point is to protect you and the samples
> from each other and reusing the gloves is going to defeat that
> purpose.
>
> On Jan 26, 7:36 am, Jeswin <phillyj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hey everyone,
>> What tips, tricks, and shortcuts do you use in your lab work? Post
>> them here. Here's 2 I recently found:
>>
>> [1] Centrifuges (I use eppendorfs) spin counter-clockwise so when I
>> have to keep my centrifuge tube open (for eluting from spin columns),
>> I place the lid pointing in clockwise direction so it won't break.
>> Works great so far.
>>
>> [2] I reuse my gloves (e.g. I take them off for a bit then put them on
>> later) so when I pull them off, they end up inside out. I was flipping
>> them back by blowing them but I found a much safer and easier way.
>> Collect some air in the glove, close one end, and squeeze the glove to
>> pop the fingers out. So simple.
>>
>> Thats I remember now.
>
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