Surface decontamination in an autoclave chamber with formaldehyde gas

H C Sweet. Appl Microbiol. 1971 Aug.

. 1971 Aug;22(2):250-1.

doi: 10.1128/am.22.2.250-251.1971.

Abstract

A simple device for the conversion of a standard steam autoclave into a formalde-hyde gas sterilization chamber is described.

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