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Flow sterilization of peritoneal dialysate by ultraviolet irradiation

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1. A low-pressure mercury lamp can be used for the ultraviolet irradiation sterilization of transparent liquid media.

2. The design of a flow ultraviolet irradiation sterilization unit provides for conversion of the bulk flow into a thin layer, thus promoting efficient sterilization by using the full power of the radiation source and achieving good processing rates.

3. The useful power of the sterilization unit provides 163 times the lethal dose of bactericidal radiation for spores of microorganisms in transparent solution.

4. The method of flow ultraviolet irradiation sterilization is economical for treatments requiring the consumption of large volumes of solutions.

5. The optical density of water and aqueous solutions increases proportionally to the dose of irradiation at 254 nm.

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  1. V. A. Sagatovich
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  2. É. R. Levitskii
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Department of Hemodialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Moldavian Republic Clinical Hospital, Kishinev. Scientific-Research Institute of Transplantation and Artificial Organs, Moscow. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 4, pp. 35–38, July–August, 1991.

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Sagatovich, V.A., Levitskii, É.R. Flow sterilization of peritoneal dialysate by ultraviolet irradiation. Biomed Eng 25, 188–191 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00558684

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