Sterility sterilisation and sterility assurance for pharmaceuticals : technology validation and current regulations Failure to adequately control any microbial challenge associated within process or product by robust sterilisation will result in a contaminated marketed product with potential harm to the patient. Sterilisation is therefore of great importance to healthcare and the manufacturers of medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Sterility sterilisation and sterility assurance for pharmaceuticals examines different means of rendering a product sterile by providing an overview of sterilisation methods including heat radiation and filtration. The book outlines and discusses sterilisation technology and