40% formalin is used to sterilize?
40% formalin is used for the preservation of cadavers to prevent the putrefaction and also prevent the growth of bacteria. it destroys all microbes and its spores Ref Ananthanarayan & paniker's Textbook of Microbiology 9th edition pg no:34
Plastic syringes
All microbes + spores
Clothes
Stitches
general microbiology