anaheim-bulletin 1955-07-27

Electrons Now Achieve Absolute Sterilization OS SMITH United Press Science Editor MALAMAZOO, Mich., (UP) — The extremely difficult puzzle of how to achieve 100 per cent sterilization is being solved now in an extremely simple way. Or, rather, it is simple because we're living in the atomic age. Sterilization here means absence of bacteria. When you consider that bacteria are both invisible and everywhere, you understand why science now considers sterilization a "relative" matter—that there is rarely if ever any such thing as 100 per cent sterilization. But now the atomic particles called electrons are being used on a commercial and therefore practical basis to achieve the 100 per cent, at least theoretically. The substances being sterilized by electrons are drugs. First, you seal drugs into a container—bottle or plastic envelope. Then you put the container into a stream of electrons traveling at 175,000 miles a second which gives them a charge of 2,000,000 electron volts. Electrons Kill Bacteria That's all there is to it. Fast-moving electrons pass through the containers like light through a window. Any bacteria which may be inside are killed. Since the container is sealed, no more can get in. Thus 100 per cent sterilization becomes quite simple in this new "by-product" way of the atomic age. Electrons traveling at 1,750,000 Electrons Kill Bacteria That's all there is to it. Fast-moving electrons pass through the containers like light through a window. Any bacteria which may be inside are killed. Since the container is sealed, no more can get in. Thus 100 per cent sterilization becomes quite simple in this new "by-product" way of the atomic age. Electrons traveling at 1,750,000 miles a second (20,000,000 electron volts) will split atoms and release the awesome and frightful power of radioactivity. At much lower rates, electrons power television tubes. At 175,000 miles a second they're instantly fatal to bacteria but do nothing to atoms. That's important with drugs. If electrons broke into their atoms, the composition of the drug would be changed—and there might be radioactivity. The research laboratories of the Upjohn Company, a leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical products for the medical profession, spent five years developing a completely safe and effective sterilization by electrons technique. Ointments Sterilized It is now sterilizing with electrons two ointments used by physicians in treating eye and ear infections. Ointments are very hard to sterilize by the three conventional methods—heat, by the addition of bacteria-killing chemicals, or by filtration. And the closest possible approximation of 100 per cent sterilization is particularly important. Dr. Richard S. Schrieber, vice-president and director of research, said the electron method was "feasible" for sterilizing any pharmaceutical product. Not all products require a theoretic 100 per cent sterilization and some are susceptible to theoretic complete sterilization by the older methods. However, Upjohn has a Federal Drug Administration okay to sterilize such antibiotics as penicillin with electrons. Schrieber left the impression that the method will be applied to more and more drugs as facilities are increased. The electron accelerator now in use can sterilize only 100 drug units a minute, which pass through its electron beam on a conveyor belt. If It's News You'll See It In The Anaheim Bulletin ize such antibiotics as penicillin with electrons. Schrieber left the impression that the method will be applied to more and more drugs as facilities are increased. The electron accelerator now in use can sterilize only 100 drug units a minute, which pass through its electron beam on a conveyor belt. 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