"Ethylene Oxide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A colorless and flammable gas at room temperature and pressure. Ethylene oxide is a bactericidal, fungicidal, and sporicidal disinfectant. It is effective against most micro-organisms, including viruses. It is used as a fumigant for foodstuffs and textiles and as an agent for the gaseous sterilization of heat-labile pharmaceutical and surgical materials. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p794)
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D005027
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.355.291.411.417
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethylene Oxide" by people in Profiles.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and N95 masks: reusability and decontamination methods. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2021 05 29; 10(1):83.
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Filtering Facepiece Respirator (N95 Respirator) Reprocessing: A Systematic Review. JAMA. 2021 Apr 06; 325(13):1296-1317.
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Is it possible to decontaminate N95 masks in pandemic times? integrative literature review. Rev Gaucha Enferm. 2021; 42(spe):e20200146.
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Reprocessing of N95 masks: Experience from a resource-limited setting in India. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Mar; 104:41-44.
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Decontamination of N95 masks for re-use employing 7 widely available sterilization methods. PLoS One. 2020; 15(12):e0243965.
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Filtration Efficiency of Hospital Face Mask Alternatives Available for Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Intern Med. 2020 12 01; 180(12):1607-1612.
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Particle removal from air by face masks made from Sterilization Wraps: Effectiveness and Reusability. PLoS One. 2020; 15(10):e0240398.
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Intracellular delivery mechanism and brain delivery kinetics of biodegradable cationic bovine serum albumin-conjugated polymersomes. Int J Nanomedicine. 2012; 7:3421-32.