A comparative study of different methods for endotoxin destruction

American Pharmaceutical Review

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Sandle, Tim ^a  

^a BIO PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSTIC AGENT; ENDOTOXIN; GLASS;

AUTOCLAVE; CAUSTIC RINSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPYROGENATION; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HEAT TREATMENT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINETIC TURBIDIMETRIC TEST; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MOIST HEAT; PATHOGEN CLEARANCE; REVIEW;

EID: 84891916426     PISSN: 10998012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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