An air mover for forcing air through the system, a pre-treating stage with a particulate filter for removing larger contaminants from the air and an antimicrobial (e.g., copper and silver) filter for killing or damaging microorganisms, a UV chamber including an ultraviolet lamp that emits radiation and a catalytic (e.g., TiO.sub.2-coated) device and a reflective (e.g., mirror-finish anodized aluminum) lining for amplifying the UV radiation for killing microorganisms, a post-UV stage including a VOC-reducing (e.g., activated-charcoal) filter for removing odors and VOCs from the air, and optionally a supply of a surface disinfectant (e.g., ClO.sub.2). In example embodiments, the UV lamps and VOC filters are selected and configured for controlling microbial pathogens, and in other example embodiments they are selected and configured for removing ethylene from the air.

A waste treatment device may include a solid-liquid separator which is configured to receive and separate waste into solids and liquid. The waste treatment device may further include a solids treatment arrangement which is configured to receive the solids from the solid-liquid separator, wherein the solids treatment arrangement comprises a disinfection unit having a heating mechanism configured to heat, without burning, the solids so as to disinfect the solids to convert the solids into pathogen-free-treated-solids. The waste treatment device may further include a liquid treatment arrangement which is configured to receive the liquid from the solid-liquid separator and to treat the liquid so as to convert the liquid into pathogen-free-effluent. The solid-liquid separator may include a curved-funnel-shaped inner separator surface and a frustoconically-shaped inner liquid guide surface whereby the respective narrower ends are directed towards each other.

A system for on-demand delivery of a sterile fluid includes a housing. At least one fluid reservoir is associated with the housing and configured to hold a fluid. A sterilization and/or purification mechanism is in fluid communication with the at least one fluid reservoir. The sterilization and/or purification mechanism is configured to sterilize the fluid. A dispensing mechanism is in fluid communication with the sterilization mechanism and configured to dispense the sterile fluid. A controller is associated with one or more of the housing, the at least one fluid reservoir, the sterilization and/or purification mechanism, and the dispensing mechanism. The controller being configured to modulate at least one operating characteristic of the system. The system is configured to deliver the sterile and/or purified fluid immediately after a request is made.

A method for preparing a filtered beverage includes filtering a raw beverage using a cross-flow ultrafiltration device to produce a solids fraction and a liquid fraction; heating the solids fraction to a temperature of 60° C. or greater to produce a pasteurized solids fraction; microfiltering the liquid fraction through a microfilter having a size cut-off of 1 μm or smaller to produce a microfiltered liquid fraction; and combining the pasteurized solids fraction and the microfiltered liquid fraction to result in the filtered beverage.

A membrane for cultivating adherent or suspension cells, in particular adherent cells. The membrane permits adhesion and proliferation of the cells due to the irradiation of the wet or dry membrane with gamma or beta rays or an electron beam in a dose of from 12.5 to 175 kGy in the presence of oxygen. The resulting membrane may be used without any pre-treatment with surface-modifying substances. A method for preparing such an irradiated membrane for cultivating adherent or suspension cells. Methods of using such a membrane for cultivating adherent or suspension cells.

A holding clip is designed to be fixed in a holding contour of a housing part of a sterile container and/or to be removed from the holding contour without tools. The holding clip has at least one at least partly spring-elastic clamping section designed to provide a clamping force to secure the identifying element and at least two holding sections that adjoin the clamping section on both sides and that are designed to engage into an undercut of the holding contour in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner. A sterile container can include such a holding clip.

Disclosed is an integrated intracavity gas circulation treatment device for a laparoscopic surgery, includes a filtering unit and a driving pump unit. The filtering unit is provided with an air inlet channel, the driving pump unit is installed in the filtering unit, and communicated with the filtering unit; and the driving pump unit is provided, with an air exhausting channel. The device is capable of realizing integrated installation of the filtering unit and the driving pump unit, skillful in design, compact in structure, the device is simply and conveniently used and operated by a medical worker. In the whole surgery process, stability of an air pressure in the abdominal cavity is high, an effect of gas circulation filtering is good, surgery efficiency and quality are improved, and it is guaranteed that a contaminated and non-sterilizable work piecemay not be repeatedly used, so real zero infection is achieved.

The invention relates to a closing apparatus for closing pharmaceutical containers, having a closing tool for joining a closure element to a pharmaceutical container (68), having a fluid unit for applying at least one gaseous fluid to the container, the fluid unit having at least one filter (64, 66), wherein the closing apparatus has a tool receptacle (14) and a tool unit (18), wherein the tool unit (18) is designed as a module which is repeatedly detachable from and connectible to the tool receptacle (14) by means of a coupling device (16) and which comprises the closing tool, the fluid unit and the at least one filter (64, 66).

A method of treating a liquid, the method including: receiving a chemically treated liquid; passing the chemically treated liquid through a nanobubble generator to produce a nanobubble-containing liquid; treating the nanobubble-containing liquid with disinfecting radiation to produce a resultant liquid; and releasing the resultant liquid for use. A liquid treatment system including: a source of liquid; a chemical treatment station to test the chemical content of the source liquid and, if necessary, provide an appropriate amount of chemical treatment to the liquid to provide a chemically treated liquid; a nanobubble generator in fluid communication with the chemical treatment station that generates nanobubbles to provide a nanobubble liquid; a radiation-based disinfecting unit (RDU) in fluid communication with the nanobubble generator that exposes the nanobubble liquid to radiation and provides treated liquid; a pump to produce a liquid flow through the system; and an outlet through which the treated liquid flows.

The present disclosure relates to a sanitary mask storage, and more particularly, to a sanitary mask storage having a disposable mask for personal hygiene (including, for example, fine dust and yellow dust masks) dehumidified, antibacterialized, and deodorized when storing the disposable mask, thereby allowing hygienic storage for the disposable mask to be reused several times.