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peracetic acid

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peracetic acid
[per′ah-se′tik]
peroxyacetic acid, CH3COOOH, a strong oxidizing agent sometimes used for sterilization.

peracetic acid [per″ah-se´tik]
peroxyacetic acid, CH3COOOH, a strong oxidizing agent sometimes used for sterilization.

peracetic acid
a potent disinfectant used as a 3% concentration; suitable for the destruction of anthrax spores.


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glutaraldehyde, peracetic acid, Sterrad hydrogen peroxide gas plasma) Semi-critical Boiling, moist heat or chemical.
Designed to be easily cleaned by hand, the whole system can be readily stripped down before a final sterilization, with compressed air and peracetic acid at 0.
This ensures that peracetic acid gases and sterile air are conducted directly out of the clean room and evacuated on completion of the sterilization process.
 
 
 
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