Monitor for Sterilization Procedures
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Rapid and accurate determination of the efficacy of sterilization procedures is demonstrated using a hand-held instrument based on the intrinsic fluorescence of germinating spores. This technology requires no added reagents or sample contact.
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تاریخ انتشار 2001