New and Emerging Technologies

Russell, Hugo & Ayliffe's: Principles and Practice of Disinfection, Preservation and Sterilization

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 371-387

  Burke, Peter A ^a   Mcdonnell, Gerald ^b  

^a STERIS Corporation   (United States)

^b STERIS Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Gas plasma; Glucoprotamine; Innovation; Microbicides; Oxidizing agents; Sterilization; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887210585     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118425831.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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