A spectrophotometric method for determining residual protein levels on reusable surgical instruments: a comparison of six washing methods of instruments with an internal lumen
This study validated a new approach to evaluate the cleanliness of critical reusable surgical instruments with lumen based on the detection of protein residues using Soiltest<sup>®</sup>, by means of a colorimetric method using ninhydrin.
Authors
- Clément Boisseillier
- Deborah Montmeat
- Cyril Cambier
- J. Le Grand
- Jimmy Rose
- Guillaume Pariscoat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3152-9591)
- Nabil Benhajkassen
Institutions
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000587
- Primary Topic
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00