초록

A plasma sterilization process which employs hydrogen peroxide vapor as the precursor for the active species generated during the plasma generation cycle and employs a pre-treatment cycle prior to the plasma generation cycle.

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A process of plasma sterilization using hydrogen peroxide as a precusor of the active species in the plasma comprising the steps of: placing an item to be sterilized in a chamber, contacting the item with a hydrogen peroxide vapor for a pretreatment time period which is a sufficient time period to a

A process of plasma sterilization using hydrogen peroxide as a precusor of the active species in the plasma comprising the steps of: placing an item to be sterilized in a chamber, contacting the item with a hydrogen peroxide vapor for a pretreatment time period which is a sufficient time period to allow the hydrogen peroxide to come in close proximity with the item; generating a hydrogen peroxide plasma around the item, and maintaining the item in said hydrogen peroxide plasma for a time period sufficient to allow an active species generated from the hydrogen peroxide plasma to effect sterilization.