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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2006
Nicholas Mark Turner Adams, Clanville, GB;
Nicholas Mark Turner Adams, Clanville, GB;
Bioquell UK Limited, Hampshire, GB;
Abstract
A method of detecting bacterial kill using a vaporized sterilant includes the steps of generating a sterilant/water vapour and supplying the vapour to a sealed space to be sterilized. The supply of sterilant/water vapour is continued to raise the concentration of the sterilant in the sealed space, and the concentration of the sterilant in the vapour is monitored to determine when the rate of change of the concentration falls to a predetermined minimal level indicating that condensation has occurred resulting in kill of any bacteria present in the space. Supply of sterilant/water vapour to the space is then terminated.