What features of ionizing radiation make it a good choice for killing microbes in packaged materials? Ionizing radiation is safe for killing microbes on living surfaces (such as human tissues). Ionizing radiation does not require special instruments or equipment. Ionizing radiation kills endospores. Ionizing radiation is able to penetrate the packaging materials

What features of ionizing radiation make it a good choice for killing microbes in packaged materials? Ionizing radiation is safe for killing microbes on living surfaces (such as human tissues). Ionizing radiation does not require special instruments or equipment. Ionizing radiation kills endospores. Ionizing radiation is able to penetrate the packaging materials

Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

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Author:Chatterjee

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Chapter16: Fiber Optics And Lasers In Bioinstrumentation

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