Sterilization monitors
First Claim
1. A sterilization monitoring device comprisinga substrate, having a laminated side, carrying a monitoring composition, and a housing including a vapor permeable barrier and a vapor impermeable barrier defining a vapor head space, wherein the substrate is enclosed within the housing with the laminated side mounted to the vapor permeable barrier.
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Abstract
A sterilization monitor includes a substrate and an monitor composition. The monitor composition contains a colorant and a halogen source and undergoes a distinct color change when exposed to a peracid. The sterilization monitor can be used to monitor a sterilization process involving a peracid. A sterilization monitoring device, including a sterilization monitor enclosed in a housing having a vapor permeable barrier, can also be used to monitor a sterilization process.
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1. A sterilization monitoring device comprising
a substrate, having a laminated side, carrying a monitoring composition, and a housing including a vapor permeable barrier and a vapor impermeable barrier defining a vapor head space, wherein the substrate is enclosed within the housing with the laminated side mounted to the vapor permeable barrier.
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