Griffiths N
AEA Industrial Technology, Culham Laboratory, Abingdon, UK.
Med Device Technol. 1993 May;4(4):37-40.
A number of plasma-based techniques for sterilizing heat-sensitive medical equipment at low temperatures are being developed worldwide as alternatives to existing chemical and gaseous sterilization methods. The techniques involve the use of plasmas in controlled sterilization processes that increase operator safety and offer medical device manufacturers the option of using materials they cannot currently consider because of the incompatability of those materials with existing sterilization technologies. In this article, the author discusses three development programmes that are under way and assesses the potential applications of the technique as an alternative to ethylene oxide sterilization. The potential of the technique to meet in-house sterilization requirements of medical product manufacturers is also discussed.
全球正在研发多种基于等离子体的技术，用于在低温下对热敏医疗设备进行消毒，以替代现有的化学和气体消毒方法。这些技术涉及在可控消毒过程中使用等离子体，这提高了操作人员的安全性，并为医疗设备制造商提供了选择使用目前因材料与现有消毒技术不兼容而无法考虑的材料的可能性。在本文中，作者讨论了正在进行的三个开发项目，并评估了该技术作为环氧乙烷消毒替代方法的潜在应用。还讨论了该技术满足医疗产品制造商内部消毒要求的潜力。
