These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Residual formaldehyde on plastic materials and medical equipment following low-temperature steam and formaldehyde sterilization.
    Author: Kanemitsu K, Kunishima H, Saga T, Harigae H, Imasaka T, Hirayama Y, Kaku M.
    Journal: J Hosp Infect; 2005 Apr; 59(4):361-4. PubMed ID: 15749325.
    Abstract:
    We measured the amount of residual formaldehyde on 16 plastic materials and five medical devices following low-temperature steam and formaldehyde (LTSF) sterilization, based on the European Standard EN14180. The amounts of formaldehyde residue on the plastic materials were compared with that on a filter paper of similar dimensions. The amount of residual formaldehyde on polyamide 6, polyurethane, natural rubber and polyacetal was higher (21.9, 15.2, 3.0 and 2.1 times, respectively) than that on the filter paper. The amount of formaldehyde recovered from a breathing circuit, anaesthesia circuit, oxygen tubing, airway tube and tweezers was 260, 240, 594, 56 and 0 microg, respectively, following LTSF sterilization. Our results emphasize the need to verify the main material composing the medical equipment before LTSF sterilization, as the amount of formaldehyde retrieved following sterilization varies according to the material used for construction.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]