Device for the sterilization of fluid substances
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1. An apparatus for the sterilization of fluids comprising:
- a substance capable of generating a disinfecting gas upon chemical activation;
a liquid-impermeable container surrounding said substance, at least a portion of the wall of said container being formed of a solid, non-porous, liquid-impermeable synthetic plastic barrier separating said substance from a fluid to be sterilized and permitting controlled diffusion of disinfecting gas while preventing the passage of impurities and the residue of the gas generation reaction therethrough; and
means for contacting said fluid to be sterilized with said synthetic plastic barrier.
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Abstract
A device for the sterilization of fluids wherein a sterilizing gas is chemically generated in-situ within a liquid-impermeable container, which container is in contact with the fluid to be sterilized. The container is constructed at least in part of a solid, non-porous, liquid-impermeable synthetic plastic barrier, which barrier permits controlled diffusion of the sterilizing gas therethrough while preventing passage therethrough of impurities and the residue of the gas generation reaction.
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1. An apparatus for the sterilization of fluids comprising:
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a substance capable of generating a disinfecting gas upon chemical activation; a liquid-impermeable container surrounding said substance, at least a portion of the wall of said container being formed of a solid, non-porous, liquid-impermeable synthetic plastic barrier separating said substance from a fluid to be sterilized and permitting controlled diffusion of disinfecting gas while preventing the passage of impurities and the residue of the gas generation reaction therethrough; and means for contacting said fluid to be sterilized with said synthetic plastic barrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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