Methods of sterilizing articles
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1. A method of treating an article, the method comprising contacting the article with a sterilizing composition comprising an epoxy amine compound and an alcohol.
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Abstract
Approaches are described for sterilizing medical and biological articles using sterilizing compositions. The sterilizing compositions include epoxy amine compounds and, optionally, alcohol. The epoxy amine compounds act as antimicrobial agents in the sterilizing compositions. In particular, medical articles can be sterilized and/or stored in the compositions described.
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- 1. A method of treating an article, the method comprising contacting the article with a sterilizing composition comprising an epoxy amine compound and an alcohol.
- 22. A method of treating an article comprising cross-linked tissue, the method comprising contacting the article with a sterilizing composition comprising an epoxy amine compound, the cross-linked tissue having been further processed prior to contact with sterilizing composition.
- 30. A method of treating a non-proteinaceous article, the method comprising contacting the article with a sterilizing composition comprising an epoxy amine compound.
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33. A sterilizing composition comprising an epoxy amine compound and an alcohol.
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