Method of decontaminating, disinfecting or sterilizing of an article by means of an electrolytic system or by reactive oxygen species

摘要

A method of decontaminating, disinfecting or sterilizing an article which method comprises placing the article in an electrolytic system with an oxygenated electrolyte (4′) and applying a potential difference to the electrolytic system. The method is particularly suitable for the sterilization of stainless steel surgical instruments (3′) wherein the instrument comprises the cathode in the electrolytic system.