Preservation of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms Patrick J. Crowley David P. Elder Shelf lives of medications are invariably measured in years, and product usage can be intermittent in some cases. Removing/replacing…
Cosmetic Preservatives and Preservation Philip A. Geis Archaeologic evidence indicates that humans have been painting their bodies for nearly a half-million years,1 progressing from sharpened reocher sticks presumed to be…
Preservation of Industrial Products and Processes Tony A. Rook Many waterborne industrial products, and the processes used to manufacture these products, can be susceptible to microbial contamination if adequate microbial…
Sterilization and Preservation by Radiation John R. Logar Elaine Daniell The use of radiation for industrial application requires a multidisciplinary approach. There is a materials related component regarding the determination…
Microbial Inactivation Kinetics and Heat Disinfection Patrick J. McCormick James J. Kaiser Michael J. Schoene Any discussion of the kinetics of the thermal destruction of microorganisms must acknowledge the defining…
Sterile Filtration of Liquids and Gases Kerry Roche Lentine Richard V. Levy Sterile filtration is used successfully in a variety of applications at a variety of scales. Medical practitioners employ…
Disinfection and Sterilization With Hydrogen Peroxide Randal W. Eveland Hydrogen peroxide was first isolated by Louis Jacques Thénard in 1818 from the reaction of barium peroxide with nitric acid. The…
Disinfection and Sterilization Using Ozone Linda K. Weavers G. B. Wickramanayake Mikhail Shifrin Gerald McDonnell Ozone (O3), an unstable three-atom allotrope of oxygen, is formed by the excitation of molecular…
Formaldehyde Allan Bennett Thomas Pottage Formaldehyde is a monoaldehyde that exists as a gas freely soluble in water. It can be used both as an aqueous solution (formalin) for disinfection…
Prevention of Infection From Food and Water Christon J. Hurst Gerald McDonnell The subject of this chapter is microbial contaminants found either in food or in water, and the chapter…
