Patents Assigned to Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, a Minnesota corporation
  • Sterilization monitors
    Publication number: 20030207453
    Abstract: A sterilization monitor includes a substrate and an monitor composition. The monitor composition contains a colorant and a halogen source and undergoes a distinct color change when exposed to a peracid. The sterilization monitor can be used to monitor a sterilization process involving a peracid. A sterilization monitoring device, including a sterilization monitor enclosed in a housing having a vapor permeable barrier, can also be used to monitor a sterilization process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, a Minnesota corporation
    Inventors: Ramon T. Ignacio, Allan P. Piechowski