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Patent US6635222 - Method of sterilizing products - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method for sterilizing products to inactivate biological contaminants such as viruses, bacteria, yeasts, molds, mycoplasmas and parasites is disclosed. The method involves irradiating the product at a low dose rate from about 0.1 kGy/hr. to about 3.0 kGy/hr. for a period of time sufficient to sterilize...http://www.google.com/patents/US6635222?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6635222 - Method of sterilizing productsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6635222 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/985,606Publication dateOct 21, 2003Filing dateNov 5, 2001Priority dateJul 22, 1993Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCA2167528A1, CA2167528C, DE69432351D1, DE69432351T2, EP0710124A1, EP0710124B1, US5362442, US6171549, US6346216, US20030059339, US20030143107, US20080176306, WO1995003071A1Publication number09985606, 985606, US 6635222 B2, US 6635222B2, US-B2-6635222, US6635222 B2, US6635222B2InventorsRandall S. KentOriginal AssigneeClearant, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (85), Non-Patent Citations (186), Referenced by (122), Classifications (9), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod of sterilizing products
*Experiment 1 and Experiment 2 1Red Blood Cell Count: Cells × 1012/liter 2Hemoglobin: grams/liter 3Hematocrit 4Mean Corpuscular Volume: Femtoliters 5Mean Corpuscular hemoglobin: picograms 6Mean Corpuscular hemoglobin Concentration: grams/liter The cells were easily put into suspension and reconstituted in fresh buffer.
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