Portable Chemical Sterilizer for Microbial Decontamination of Surgical Instruments, Fruits and Vegetables, and Field Feeding Equipment; Conference paper

摘要

The Portable Chemical Sterilizer (PCS) is a revolutionary biomedical sterilization technology that provides the capability for portable, power-free, point-of-use sterilization to meet the Army's Far-Forward Surgical Teams (FSTs) needs for the rapid mobility, energy-independence, on-site sterilization of surgical instruments. The PCS chemically generates chlorine dioxide and inactivates infectious foodborne pathogens (Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus), and tough-to-kill bacterial spores (Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus atrophaeus) on the surfaces of contaminated medical equipment in 30 minutes. The technical aspects of the PCS, such as the patented chemical combination used to controllably generate the sterilant chlorine dioxide, and the key features of the patented plastic suitcase prototype are discussed in detail.