Sterilization of medical devices by ethylene oxide, determination of the dissipation of residues, and use of green fluorescent protein as an indicator of process control

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 626-630

  Dias, Fábio N ^a,b   Ishii, Marina ^a   Nogaroto, Sergio L ^b   Piccini, Bruno ^b   Penna, Thereza C V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Nipro Corporation   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Measurement assessment; Membrane oxygenator; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

4-H CYCLES; AERATION PROCESS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ETHYLENE OXIDES; EXCESSIVE AERATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HEART SURGERY; MEASUREMENT/ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DEVICES; MEMBRANE OXYGENATORS; RESIDUAL LEVELS; STERILIZATION CYCLE; STERILIZATION PROCESS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOSENSORS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLUORESCENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSECTICIDES; OXYGENATION; OXYGENATORS; PLASMA HEATING; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUBING;

STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

2 CHLOROETHANOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; ETHYLENE OXIDE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INDICATOR;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BIOSENSOR; CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OXYGENATOR; PROCESS CONTROL;

BACILLUS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESIDUES; ETHYLENE OXIDE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMIDITY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; OXYGEN; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STERILIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 71649093377     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31438     Document Type: Article

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