Ngokuqhelekileyo, ixesha volatilization for ethylene oxide post-sterilization idlula 12 iiyure, kunye nesantya sokuvela kwayo ngumphunga sixhomekeke kwindawo kunye nobude bokuvalwa.
Ngaba i-ethylene oxide kufuneka isetyenziswe ukuphelisa inani elincinci lebhaktheriya, i-ethylene oxide eseleyo, ayikwazi ukuphuka, ngokwendalo iza kuthatha ixesha elongeziweyo ukuze iguquke.