SURFACTANT TREATMENT FOR A STERILIZATION WRAP WITH REDUCED OCCURRENCE OF WET PACKS AFTER STEAM STERILIZATION

摘要

A surfactant treatment is provided that can produce a sterile lab that can have a bacterial filtration efficiency of 94% or greater as determined in accordance with ASTM F2101. Surfactant treatments include surfactants consisting essentially of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Wrapping a pack in a wrap treated with the surfactant treatment in an amount ranging from greater than 0 to 2% by weight, based on the dry weight of the wrap, produces steam compared to wrapping the pack with the same wrap without the surfactant treatment. Less wet packs are produced after sterilization. Also provided is a sterilization wrap comprising a non-woven fabric and dry residue of a surfactant treatment that is essentially free of silicon, potassium, phosphorus and sulfur, if the untreated wrap is used by wrapping the pack to be sterilized in the surfactant treated wrap. Compared to that, the occurrence of wet packs after steam sterilization is reduced.