Sterilization & Disinfection Physical Agents

29/09/00


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Sterilization & Disinfection Physical Agents

Sterilization & Disinfection

Definitions

Definitions

Definitions

Definitions

Bacterial Cell Death

Physical Methods

Heat Sterilization

“Moist” heat

Heat: Mechanism of Action

Pasteurization

“Flash” Pasteurization

Boiling Water

Steam Under Pressure

Dry Heat

Types of Dry Heat

Radiation Sterilization

Radiant Energy spectrum

Sterilization by Ionizing Radiation

Ionizing Radiation

Free Radicals

Sterilization by Ultraviolet light

Ultraviolet Radiation

Repair of thymine dimer

Filtration Sterilization

Filter sterilization

Author: Hugh B. Fackrell

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