Sterility of fabri
Sterility of fabrics produced
Heart prostheses fabrics are sterilized by ethylene oxide gas, where sterilization is applied in special autoclaves under carefully controlled conditions of temperature an humidity.(136)
The gas alters proteins, killing bacteria, fungal spores and viruses .A through cleaning cycle is required before sterilization and a gas removal cycle is needed before use. (134)
Notice
Sterilization of samples was made in The National Heart Institute