Overview

"More than 200 billion medical products are sterilized each year. This refernce book examines the full range of sterilization methods used by thousands of hospitals, clinics and corporations. It offers a practical presentation of traditional and advanced sterilization procedures, as well as coverage of the equipment and facilities necessary to apply them. More than 25 contributors provide a one-step, ""how-to"" resource for scientists, engineers, microbiologists, health care professionals and other technical or managerial personnel involved in sterilization."

Full Product Details

Author:   R.R. Phillips ,  G.B. Morrissey
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Weight:   1.140kg
ISBN:  

9780442238322

ISBN 10:   0442238320
Pages:   624
Publication Date:   February 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Theoretical aspects of microbial inactivation; the philosophy of sterilization; chemical and biological indicators; selecting a sterilization method; sterilization with dry heat; sterilization with steam under pressure; industrial ethylene oxide sterilization; sterilization with radioisotopes; sterilization with accelerated electrons; sterilization of LVPs and SVPs; aseptic processing - a current perspective; the use of liquid chemical germicides; other gaseous sterilization methods; troubleshooting sterilization processes; controlling medical contamination; special considerations for ethylene oxide - chlorofluorocarbons; special considerations for ethylene oxide - product residues; packaging of sterile products; contract sterilization; the medical device amendments of 1976 and 1990 - a statutory overview; regulations on worker safety and the environment.

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