Comparative assessment of chemical and γ-irradiation procedures for implantable glucose enzyme electrodes

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 159-165

  Ahmed, S ^a   Rigby, G P ^a   Crump, P ^a   Vadgama, P M ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Irradiation; Needle glucose sensors; Sterilisation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ELECTRODES; ENZYMES; GAMMA RAYS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); IODINE COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

NEEDLE ELECTRODES;

GLUCOSE SENSORS;

2 PROPANOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ELECTRODE; ENZYME STABILITY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IMPLANT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

2-PROPANOL; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; DISINFECTANTS; GAMMA RAYS; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STERILIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0034210130     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5663(00)00057-9     Document Type: Article

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