Title :
Microwave medical waste disinfection: a procedure to monitor treatment quality
Author :
Neto, Alfrêdo Gomes ; De Carvalho, Joabson Nogueira ; Costa da Fonseca, J.A. ; Da Costa Carvalho, AlbalÙcia Maria ; De Melo Vasconcelos Castro, Maria Marluce
Author_Institution :
Group of Telecommun. & Appl. Electromagn., Fed. Center for Technol. Educ. of Paraiba, Brazil
Abstract :
This work describes the use of biological indicator to monitor microwave medical waste disinfection quality. The test procedures are related and microbiologic results are presented to non commercial and modified commercial indicators. However, it is not a final work; the ideas presented here would help other engineers who work with microwave disinfection systems and to instigate the study of application of biological indicators to monitor microwave power systems
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; biotechnology; microorganisms; microwave heating; process monitoring; waste disposal; bacillus; bacteria; biological indicator; hazardous waste; microbiologic results; microwave medical waste disinfection; microwave power systems; treatment quality monitoring; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical monitoring; Engineering in medicine and biology; Hospitals; Industrial power systems; Manufacturing industries; Medical treatment; Microwave ovens; Microwave technology; Power engineering and energy;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1999. SBMO/IEEE MTT-S, APS and LEOS - IMOC '99. International
Conference_Location :
Rio de Janeiro
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5807-4
DOI :
10.1109/IMOC.1999.867043
