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Influence of decontamination process parameters on ultrasonic decontamination efficiency of pipeline [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Many radioactive pollutants will be deposited inside the nuclear power plant pipelines after long-term service, which will form radioactive hot spots and increase the radiation dose rate level of operators.
Liu Chengwei, Huang Xinming, Yao Zhimeng, Li Ke, Chen Zhiyuan, Wei Shaochong, Zou Yang, Shi Jingcan, Lu Zhuang, Chen Guoxing   +9 more
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Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear decontamination: Recent trends and future perspective

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2010
Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) decontamination is the removal of CBRN material from equipment or humans. The objective of the decontamination is to reduce radiation burden, salvage equipment, and materials, remove loose CBRN ...
Vinod Kumar, Rajeev Goel, Raman Chawla, M Silambarasan, Rakesh Kumar Sharma   +4 more
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Effectiveness of Ultraviolet-C Light and a High-Level Disinfection Cabinet for Decontamination of N95 Respirators

Pathogens and Immunity, 2020
Background-Shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) including N95 filtering facepiece respirators is an urgent concern in the setting of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Jennifer L. Cadnum, Daniel Li, Sarah N. Redmond, Amrita R. John, Basya Pearlmutter, Curtis Donskey   +5 more
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Applications of Pulsed Light Decontamination Technology in Food Processing: An Overview

Applied Sciences, 2020
Consumers of the 21st century tend to be more aware and demand safe as well as nutritionally balanced food. Unfortunately, conventional thermal processing makes food safe at the cost of hampering nutritional value.
R. Mandal, Xanyar Mohammadi, A. Wiktor, Anika Singh, Anubhav Pratap Singh   +4 more
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Peripheral intravenous catheter needleless connector decontamination study—Randomized controlled trial

, 2020
Background: Needleless connectors (NCs) were introduced to reduce health care work needlestick injuries (NSIs). If not decontaminated prior to use, NCs can be a portal for patient blood stream infections.
Cooke, M, Douglas, J, Fullerton, F, Hay, J, Rickard, CM, Lingard, S, Slater, K, Whitby, M   +7 more
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Safety and structural integrity of N95/PFF2 respirators decontamination

, 2021
Background: COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, an emerging respiratory pathogen. The work environment represents a high-risk factor for health professionals.
Santos, MVLD, Coelho, WEGDS, Taminato, M, Moraes, MAD, Perrechil, F, Gabrieloni, MC, Pedreira, MLG, Perfeito, JA, Lopes, JL   +8 more
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Nanoporous Materials as Carriers of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapour: a New Bio-Decontamination Technology

, 2023
High-level bio-decontamination, which involves reducing microorganisms by 99.9999%, is essential in preventing Hospital Acquired Infections and controlling pandemics.
Margarida, Beiral, Fernando, Antunes, Raquel, Nogueira, João, Pires, Fadhil, Musa   +4 more
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Efficiency of four solutions in removing 23 conventional antineoplastic drugs from contaminated surfaces.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundResidual contamination by intravenous conventional antineoplastic drugs (ICAD) is still a daily issue in hospital facilities. This study aimed to compare the efficiency (EffQ) of 4 different solutions to remove 23 widely used ICADs from ...
Nicolas Simon, Nicolas Guichard, Pascal Odou, Bertrand Decaudin, Pascal Bonnabry, Sandrine Fleury-Souverain   +5 more
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Analysis of Tick Surface Decontamination Methods

Microorganisms, 2020
Various microbial pathogens have been found in ticks such as Ixodes ricinus. However, most studies assessed tick microbiomes without prior decontamination of the tick surface, which may alter the results and mislead conclusions regarding the composition ...
Angeline Hoffmann, Volker Fingerle, Matthias Noll   +2 more
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Effects of cleaning methods for custom abutment surfaces on gene expression of human gingival fibroblasts [PDF]

, 2017
The aim of this study was to develop an effective method for cleaning implant abutments made by computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing techniques and to investigate the effect of decontamination in vitro.
Ayano Shinohara, Shinohara, Ayano, Yasuaki Shibata, Sawase, Takashi, Kazunori Nakajima, Odatsu, Tetsurou, Shibata, Yasuaki, Nakajima, Kazunori, Tetsurou Odatsu, Takashi Sawase, Baba, Koumei, Koumei Baba   +11 more
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