Round-robin evaluation of a solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatographic method for reliable determination of trace level ethylene oxide in sterilized medical devices

Biomedical Chromatography

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 136-148

  Harper, Thomas ^a   Cushinotto, Lisa ^a   Blaszko, Nancy ^b   Arinaga, Julie ^b   Davis, Frank ^c   Cummins, Calvin ^c   DiCicco, Michael ^a  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

^b Sterigenics International Inc   (United States)

^c C R BARD INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethylene oxide (EtO); Gas chromatography (GC); Medical devices; Round robin; Solid phase microextraction (SPME); Sterilization

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ETHYLENE; EXTRACTION; ROUTERS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS; ETHYLENE OXIDE; ETHYLENE OXIDES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICAL DEVICES; NON-TOXICITY; ROUND ROBIN; SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; TRACE LEVEL;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ETHYLENE OXIDE; POLITEF; POLYMER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 39349108541     PISSN: 02693879     EISSN: 10990801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmc.908     Document Type: Article

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