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What is the safest way to disinfect an iphone?
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I use the same. Gently wipe with a clean cloth damp with 70% Isopropyl alcohol.
Kills most harmful bacteria and viruses, yet evaporates leaving little to no residue.
Isopropyl is safe for electronics, it's what we use to squirt down PCBs to remove flux and other oils. Not sure what it will do to the oleophobic coating though.
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Actually alcohol does not kill bacteria. Studies have shown that certain bacteria, including harmful ones, can survive and even thrive in isopropyl alcohol up to 95%. It is mainly used to clear away and dissolve debris.
70% Isopropyl is more effective than 95%. Water is needed to get the alcohol to move into the bacteria.
No one chemical will kill everything, but isopropyl will disinfect enough IMO.
No one chemical will kill everything, but isopropyl will disinfect enough IMO.
Yeah iso alcohol works great. I would even suggest a soft bristle brush with a soapy foam to clean out any cavities if you want to get the crud out of those hard to get places.
Water is the chemical substance and I doubt it will take the oleophobic coating off.
No, it's over-prescription of antibiotics that is causing bacterial resistance. A quick wipe-down with alcohol will not cause bacteria to evolve resistance to first and second line antibiotics. The mechanism of action is different.
I think that scrubbing and abrasion degrades the coating. A gentle wipe down with a clean cloth should be safe.
I use a screen protector, so it's a bit of a moot point for me.
OK, so saying they become resistant to antibiotics was an error. But over use of disinfectants will lead to bacteria becoming resistant to antimicrobial agents. Which, if you exchange "antibiotics" for "antibacterials" the method of bacteria becoming resistant is the same.
Just for a brief example: Disinfecting Wipes May Spread, Not Kill, Germs
Disinfectants Cause Some Bacteria to Adapt, Thrive
You aren't going to catch Anthrax from not sanitizing your phone. Within minutes it will be just as dirty again. Just get on with life and let your body deal with it. I'm a farmer and have lost count of how many times my face has been splattered with cow ****. Haven't had a day off work sick for 7 years (when I tore a ligament in my foot).
What is the safest way to disinfect an iphone?
Again, alcohol is different than other disinfectants.
Alcohol damages the proteins in bacteria cell walls, which causes collapse and death. It attacks the fundamental chemistry of what makes a bacteria a bacteria. Bacteria can't evolve out of it any more than people can genetically evolve out of being killed by poison gas.
People drank booze for centuries because the alcohol content made it much safer than water, at least until modern sanitation techniques eliminated most bacteria in water supplies of industrialized nations. After all those countless centuries, bacteria can still easily be killed by alcohol. There are exceptions spores can escape.
Again, alcohol is different than other disinfectants.
Alcohol damages the proteins in bacteria cell walls, which causes collapse and death. It attacks the fundamental chemistry of what makes a bacteria a bacteria. Bacteria can't evolve out of it any more than people can genetically evolve out of being killed by poison gas.
People drank booze for centuries because the alcohol content made it much safer than water, at least until modern sanitation techniques eliminated most bacteria in water supplies of industrialized nations. After all those countless centuries, bacteria can still easily be killed by alcohol. There are exceptions spores can escape.
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