Fluorescence-assay on traces of protein on re-usable medical devices: Cleaning efficiency

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 267-271

  Verjat, D ^a   Prognon, P ^a   Darbord, J C ^a,b  

^a Lab Biol Controls 7 R Fer M   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Disinfection; Medical devices; Orthophtalaldehyde; Protein; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; PHTHALALDEHYDE; PROTEIN;

CERAMIC PROSTHESIS; CLEANING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; DEVICE; DISINFECTION; FLUORESCENCE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TECHNIQUE; TUBE; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; RECYCLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FLUORESCENCE; PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032586958     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(98)00396-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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