12-D

12 Death values - an overkill approach

AAMI

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

ABS

Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene

ACE

A cross evaluation of dose delivered in a dose mapping procedure

ACGIH

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

AMC

Airbourne molecular contamination

AMES

A bacterial mutagenic test developed by Dr Ames

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

AOAC

Association of Official Analytical Chemists

ASTM

American Society for Testing and Materials

ATSDR

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

A _w

Water activity

Bax

Bax is a member of Bc12 protein family and induces growth arrest

Bcl2

Bc12 is a protein family in apoptosis. The ratio of Bc12/Bax is an expression used for cell death or programmed cell death.

BI

Biological indicator(s)

BSI

British Standards Institute

CDC

Center for Disease Control

CDRH

Food and Drug Administration s Center for Devices and Radiological Health

CEN

European Committee for Standardisation

CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act

CFC

Chloroflurorocarbon(s)

cfu

Colony forming unit

CSO

Cotton seed oil

DEHP

Diethylhexyl phthalate

DEO

D-value obtained in EO sterilisation

DFU

Directions for use

DIFF

Passive diffusive sampling

DIS

Draft International Standard

DMSO

Dimethyl sulfoxide

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid