Episode 27: Charles Lepierre’s autoclave

The autoclave was brought to Técnico by Charles Lepierre at the beginning of the 20th century, and it is similar to the first ones that were invented to save lives in the world. The rabies vaccine was made available after the invention of the autoclave, as it allowed disinfecting and to sterilise the materials used to handle the different components of the vaccine. It was crucial to Charles Lepierre’ s research work but also (many years later, in the 1980’s) to the development of microbiology at Técnico. The analysis laboratory was a pioneer in the analysis of hemodialysis water in the country, drinking water, swimming pools, and wastewater, among others.

  • Acknowledgements:
    Manuela Cadete
    Maria Cândida Vaz
    Paula Le Hartel
    Liceu Francês de Lisboa

Episode only available in Portuguese in: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor.fm

Further reading and additional audio in the Portuguese version of this webpage.

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