Auto Clave by Bench Mark Scientific is a pressure chamber used to carry out scientific applications requiring elevated temperature and pressure different from ambient air pressure. The instrument is used to sterilize equipment, laboratory instruments and other materials. The auto clave can sterilize solids, liquids and instruments of various shapes and sizes using pressurized water.

Despite the space-saving exterior dimensions of the Bioclaves, the stainless steel chambers are surprisingly large, accommodating a variety of liquids, media, instruments, glassware, plasticware and other common research laboratory items. Both of these benchtop models include a mechanical and electrical safety interlock that prevents the door from being opened until the pressure has reached zero PSI.

Wit ah large digital display and fully automatic operation, all segments of the cycle (fill, sterilize, exhaust and dry) commence and run to completion by simply pressing the start button. An optional thermal mini-printer is also available for providing a record of sterilization parameters and a USB drive can be used to record settings and transfer them to a PC.