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Comment by
pepe5on Aug 19, 2005 2:56pm
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RE: competition...
RE: competition...My point in posting about IHI is to bring out the fact that there IS competition.
No one here seemed to think that maybe someone else could be working on a similar machine.
Would'nt Steris and other companies in the sterilization business be interested in coming up with an alternative to EO?
As a sterilant, EO has many advantages. It is effective against all forms of microbes, easily passes through closely-woven material, will not corrode metal, is readily available and may be used on a wide variety of products.
Although not ideal, Ethylene oxide sterilization is still considered the most efficient low-temperature sterilization process currently available. It is very unlikely that the use and availability of EO will be significantly curtailed in the near future.
In the meantime, TOS is a good story and the're getting a lot of milage out of it.
Just my opinion.
Have a nice weekend.