Gas-plasma sterilization: Relative efficacy of the hydrogen peroxide phase compared with that of the plasma phase

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-81

  Krebs, M C ^a   Becasse P ^a   Verjat, D ^b   Darbord, J C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b Laboratory of Biological Control   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus pumilus; Bacillus stearothermophilus; Bacillus subtilis; Biological indicators; Hydrogen peroxide; Plasma

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; IONIZATION; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0344835814     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(97)00296-2     Document Type: Article

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