Operating precision of steam BIER vessels and the interactive effects of varying Z values on the reproducibility of listed D values

PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 318-331

  Mosley, Gregg A ^a   Gillis, John R ^b  

^a Biotest Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^b SGM Biotech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR EVALUATOR RESISTOMETERS VESSEL; CALIBRATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER VAPOR;

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HEAT; PHARMACOPOEIAS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STEAM; STERILIZATION; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036860096     PISSN: 10797440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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