4 Fluidmaker 2. Test and Evaluation of 6 L/HR Prototype

Abstract

Five hand-operated intravenous (iv) fluidmakers capble of producing 6 L/hr of water for injection have been tested for endotoxin, oxidizables and chloride content and sterility of product water from a challenge water having high levels of all measured parameters. Three of the fluidmakers incorporated a reverse osmosis unit, ion exchange column, water purification filter and sterilizing filter in series; the remaining two lacked the ion exchange column, but were otherwise identical. Fifty 1.0-L samples were produced with each fluidmaker. All samples were sterile and all but one were within the limit for pyrogenicity; 8 percent were out of limit for oxidizables and nearly all were out of limit for chloride ion. Further testing for removal of oxidizables and development of a suitable ion exchange unit are recommended.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA235816

Entities

People

  • James H. Nelson
  • T. L. Rogers Jr.
  • W. D. Burrows

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  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Biomedical Research
  • Containers
  • Detection
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Ion Exchange
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Organic Materials
  • Particulates
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Reverse Osmosis
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Water Purification
  • Water Quality
  • Water Supplies

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