1 The time-honored methods of sterilization ... to heat. This is easily overcome by means of a small gas sterilizer for the latex cuffs and catheters, with 100 per cent ethylene oxide at room ...

An autoclave is a high pressure device used to allow the application of moist heat above the normal ... beta-propiolactone and ethylene oxide are not routinely used in laboratory sterilization ...

and moist heat or chemical methods using liquids such as hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid or gases such as ethylene oxide or methanol. Cleaning and sterilization are used for washing and ...