abstract |
A system, device and method for sterilizing or decontaminating an object that by exposing the object to a sterilant gas comprised of one or more oxides of nitrogen, such as NO, NO 2 , NO 3 , N 2 O 3 , N 2 O 4 , N 2 O 5 , N 2 O and mixtures thereof. The source of the sterilant gas can be generated from a sterilant gas-generating composition or provided by a source of the sterilant gas. |