The air desplacement process in industrial ethylene oxide sterilization.
1970
R Ernst, and
J Mogenhan, and
J Whitbourne, and
K West
UI
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D004345
Drug Industry
That segment of commercial enterprise devoted to the design, development, and manufacture of chemical products for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, disability, or other dysfunction, or to improve function.
A colorless and flammable gas at room temperature and pressure. Ethylene oxide is a bactericidal, fungicidal, and sporicidal disinfectant. It is effective against most micro-organisms, including viruses. It is used as a fumigant for foodstuffs and textiles and as an agent for the gaseous sterilization of heat-labile pharmaceutical and surgical materials. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p794)
Oxirane,Oxide, Ethylene
D000388
Air
The mixture of gases present in the earth's atmosphere consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.
D013242
Sterilization
The destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means.
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