Isolator decontamination using chlorine dioxide gas

Pharmaceutical Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 124-133

  Czarneski, Mark A ^a   Lorcheim, Paul ^a  

^a ClorDiSys Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

CHLORINE DIOXIDE (CD); COMPLEX ISOLATOR SYSTEMS; ISOLATOR DECONTAMINATION;

DECONTAMINATION;

CHLORINE DIOXIDE;

DEVICE; DISINFECTION; GAS; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; ISOLATOR; REVIEW; SANITATION; TECHNOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 17644374736     PISSN: 15432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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