Sterilization of biological pathogens using supercritical fluid carbon dioxide containing water and hydrogen peroxide |
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Authors: | Checinska Aleksandra Fruth Ingrid A Green Tonia L Crawford Ronald L Paszczynski Andrzej J |
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Institution: | a Environmental Biotechnology Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, United Statesb School of Food Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, United States |
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Abstract: | Novel noninvasive techniques for the removal of biological contaminants to generate clean or sterile materials are in demand by the medical, pharmaceutical and food industries. The sterilization method described here uses supercritical fluid carbon dioxide (SF-CO2) containing 3.3% water and 0.1% hydrogen peroxide (v/v/v) to achieve from four to eight log viability reduction of all tested microbial species, including vegetative cells, spores and biofilms. The sterilization method employs moderate pressure and temperature (80 atm, 50 °C) and a short (30-minute) treatment time. The procedure kills various opportunistic pathogens that often persist in biofilm structures, fungal spores commonly associated with nosocomial infections, and Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032 endospores that are notoriously hard to eradicate by conventional sterilization techniques. |
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Keywords: | Sterilization Supercritical fluid carbon dioxide Biofilms Hydrogen peroxide Spores |
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