Radiochemical sterilization
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1. A method of producing a sterilant comprising providing a sterilant gas releasing substrate and exposing said substrate to an effective gas releasing amount of ionizing radiation which depolymerizes said sterilant gas releasing substrate and releases a sterilant gas.
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Radiochemical sterilization is accomplished by exposing a sterilant gas releasing substrate to an effective gas releasing amount of ionizing radiation and contacting an object to be sterilized with the released sterilant gas. Objects to be sterilized may be subjected to a combination of ionizing radiation and gas sterilant which is released by the ionizing radiation.
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- 1. A method of producing a sterilant comprising providing a sterilant gas releasing substrate and exposing said substrate to an effective gas releasing amount of ionizing radiation which depolymerizes said sterilant gas releasing substrate and releases a sterilant gas.
- 4. A method of producing a sterilant according to 1 wherein said substrate comprises a formaldehyde gas releasing substrate.
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11. A method of sterilizing comprising contacting an object to be sterilized with a sterilant which comprises a combination of ionizing radiation and a sterilizing gas generated by irradiating and depolymerizing a sterilant gas releasing substrate with ionizing radiation.
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12. A sterilant comprising ionizing radiation in combination with the reaction product of a sterilant gas releasing substrate, capable of depolymerizing on exposure to ionizing radiation and ionizing radiation.
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13. A sterilant device comprising means for producing ionizing radiation and an enclosure containing a sterilant gas releasing substrate which depolymerizes on exposure to ionizing radiation and release a sterilant gas.
- 14. A package for in situ sterilization of articles comprising a sealable pouch containing a sterilant gas releasing substrate capable of depolymerizing and releasing sterilant gas upon exposure to ionizing radiation.
- 17. An article sterilized by contacting the article with a sterilant which comprises a combination of ionizing radiation and a sterilizing gas generated by irradiating and depolymerizing a sterilant gas releasing substrate with ionizing radiation.
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