Claims
- 1. A process for disinfecting blood fractions, blood components or blood cells not to include red blood cells comprising adding a chlorine dioxide liberating compound to a heat activated saccharide compound in an organic acid buffer to form a disinfecting solution wherein the saccharide compound is activated by heating at a temperature of from about 50.degree. C. to about 150.degree. C. for at least about 1 minute; and adding the disinfecting solution to the blood fractions, blood components or blood cells
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the saccharide compound is heat activated at a temperature of from about 75.degree. C. to about 110.degree. C. for a period of time from about 20 to about 120 minutes.
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the chlorine dioxide liberating compound is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal chlorites and alkaline earth metal chlorites.
- 4. The process of claim 3 wherein the alkali metal chlorite is sodium chlorite or potassium chlorite.
- 5. The process of claim 1 wherein the saccharide compound is selected from the group consisting of glucose, galactose, mannose, ribose, rhamnose, and disaccharides thereof.
- 6. The process of claim 1 wherein the saccharide compound is glucose.
- 7. The process of claim 1 wherein the organic acid buffer is selected from the group consisting of citric, malic, lactic, mandelic and tartaric acids and salts thereof.
- 8. The process of claim 1 wherein the saccharide compound in the organic acid buffer comprises an aqueous solution of glucose, lactic acid and sodium hydroxide.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. Ser. No. 230,785, filed Aug. 10, 1988 now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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