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Efficiency in endotoxins removal by a reprocessing protocol for
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electrophysiology catheters based on hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilization
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Francesco Tessarolo1*, Iole Caola2, Giandomenico Nollo3, Renzo Antolini3,
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Giovanni M. Guarrera4, and Patrizio Caciagli2
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Department. of Materials Engineering and Industrial Technologies, University of Trento,
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Trento, Italy 2
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Department of Microbiology and Virology, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, Trento,
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Italy 3
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Department of Physics, University of Trento & ITC-irst, Trento, Italy
Department of Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, Trento,
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Italy
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*Corresponding author:
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Francesco Tessarolo
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Department of Materials Engineering and Industrial Technologies
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University of Trento
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Via Mesiano 77, I-38050 TRENTO, Italy
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Tel +39 0461 881594
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Fax +39 0461 881696
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E-mail:
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Abstract
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Electrophysiology and ablation cardiac catheters, which come in contact with blood during
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clinical use, are required to be nonpyrogenic (
