diff --git a/oxidizer/readme.md b/oxidizer/readme.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a7f9efce171f5161acdd5945c3e9a7fafd545e39 --- /dev/null +++ b/oxidizer/readme.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +Initial evaluation of oxidizer method for sterilization + +This category can be divided into two main categories: methods vaporizing then heating a liquid, e.g. H2O2, and plasmification of gas directly. A system that has inputs only consisting of air and electricity would be the ideal scenario as it means it would function without the challenges of a liquid supply chain. + +Before proceeding down a path to build any sterilization system there needs to be a biological or virological indicator that can be used as a control. The indicator Geobacillus stearothermophilus spores (Botelho-Almeida 2008) were used in a few different studies due to their stericidal resistance. 3m has a (flourescent tagged version)[https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/497747O/attest-rrbi-for-steam-1292-package-insert-english.pdf] which may prove useful for this purpose. + +to be continued... + + +prior art: +[Apparatus And Method For Using Ozone As A Disinfectant](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20120020830A1/en) +[Development of a Practical Method for Using Ozone Gas as a Virus Decontaminating Agent](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01919510902747969?src=recsys) +[Evaluating the Potential, Applicability, and Effectiveness of Ozone Sterilization Process for Medical Devices](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12247-017-9308-7) +