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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2000
Pierre Belhumeur, Laval, CA;
Karine Julien, Montréal, CA;
Maryam Tabrizian, Longueuil, CA;
L'hocine Yahia, Pointe-Claire, CA;
Richard Marchand, Montréal, CA;
Pierre Belhumeur, Laval, CA;
Karine Julien, Montréal, CA;
Maryam Tabrizian, Longueuil, CA;
L'Hocine Yahia, Pointe-Claire, CA;
Richard Marchand, Montréal, CA;
Polyvalor s.e.c., Montreal. Quebec, CA;
Valorisation-Recherche, Montreal, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of evaluating the efficiency of sterilization processes by measurement of degradation level of prion protein indicators. When exposed to sterilization conditions, prion indicators are degraded in a manner to proportionally indicate the level of degradation of prion proteins themselves on medical devices or other surfaces usable in surgery and health cares.