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K McKenney1, L Gillmeister, K Marlowe
1Clearant Inc., Gaithersburg, MD 20879, USA. kmckenney@clearant.com
Abstract:
A novel Quantitative Nucleic Acid Test (Q-NAT) technology has been developed to demonstrate, quantify and verify pathogen inactivation by methods that break pathogen nucleic acids, specifically, gamma irradiation. The Q-NAT technology provides significant advantages in cost, efficiency and broad applicability compared with traditional methods for pathogen inactivation detection and quantification such as cell culture.
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