Conclusions
Solutions containing Biolot or disodium hydrogen phosphate that have been recommended for presterilization processing showed little corrosion of metal instruments made of carbon and stainless steels.
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All-Union Medical Instruments Research Institute, Kazan'. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 6, pp. 34–37, November–December, 1978.
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Sverdlov, A.I., Shcher, A.B. & Kochanova, L.G. Corrosion inhibitors applied to medical instruments before sterilization. Biomed Eng 12, 311–313 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00558613
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