Sterilization of biological pathogens using supercritical fluid carbon dioxide containing water and hydrogen peroxide

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-75

  Checinska, Aleksandra ^a   Fruth, Ingrid A ^a   Green, Tonia L ^a,b   Crawford, Ronald L ^a   Paszczynski, Andrzej J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Hydrogen peroxide; Spores; Sterilization; Supercritical fluid carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS SPORE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID; TEMPERATURE STRESS; TIME;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACILLUS; BIOFILMS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PSEUDOMONAS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STERILIZATION; WATER;

BACILLUS PUMILUS SAFR-032;

EID: 80052375562     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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