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

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

63

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMOC.1999.867043

Filename

867043