The following article was written by Joseph Keane, director of ASC/GI sales for STERIS Corp. In this era of increased safety vigilance in healthcare environments, it’s surprising that risky conditions ...
Glutaraldehyde, an aliphatic dialdehyde, is a highly reactive compound that has been isolated as a water-soluble oil and usually is stored as an aqueous solution to inhibit polymerization (Sax, 1984).