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3M to Offer Low-Temperature Sterilizer

3M today announced that it will be offering a low-temperature sterilizer to acute-care facilities. As per an exclusive agreement signed with TSO3 on Dec. 16, 2009 and effective Jan. 1, 2010, 3M will distribute TSO3’s new ozone and hydrogen peroxide-based ...More
February 22, 2010
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Hydrogen Peroxide Marshals Immune System

When you were a kid your mom poured it on your scraped finger to stave off infection. When you got older you might have even used it to bleach your hair. Now there’s another possible function for this over-the-counter colorless liquid: your body might be using ...More
June 3, 2009
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Following Disinfection and Sterilization Recommendations Requires Collaboration

The 2008 “Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities,” authored by William Rutala, PhD, MPH, David Weber, MD, MPH, and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), was finally issued in November following a ...More
January 29, 2009
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization
The Myths of Sterilant Gas Safety Exposed

Sterilization is of vital importance in healthcare and while steam and heat provide reliable service for the majority of medical supplies, chemical sterilants and especially gas sterilants are the main methods used for those medical devices and supplies which are heat- and ...More
April 16, 2008
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization