Study of sterilizing effectivity of different ethylene oxide gaseous mixtures using CFCs and HCFCs (Oxyfume 12R and 2002R)

PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 242-247

  De Oliveira, Débora Cristina ^a   De Jesus Andreoli Pinto, Terezinha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Ethylene oxide; Oxyfume 2002R; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; ETHYLENE OXIDE DERIVATIVE; EXPLOSIVE; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAMMABILITY; HEAT SENSITIVITY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANTISEPSIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, METHANE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; GASES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0036748943     PISSN: 10797440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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