ETO Validation Process

ETO Validation Process

Ethylene Oxide Validation. Prior to beginning routine ethylene oxide sterilization, a product with a sterile claim needs to complete a validation process to ensure the Sterility Assurance Level claimed is met.

Ethylene oxide (ETO)
? Colorless flammable gas
? Chemically reactive
? Irritating, g , g g carcinogenic, mutagenic gas
? Alky g lation reaction cause damage to DNA and
proteins of microorganisms