A cassette (302) for a sterilizer has one or more cells containing a sterilant. Packaging for the cassette includes an outer fluid impermeable envelope (304,312) and an absorbent web (310) wrapped around the cassette to absorb and contain any sterilant which may leak out of the cassette. The absorbent web includes a superabsorbent polymer.一種用於滅菌器之匣盒具有容納著一殺菌劑之一或多個小格。該匣盒之包裝包含一流體不可穿透的外封套及一纏繞該匣盒用以吸收並容納可能漏出該匣盒外之任何殺菌劑的吸收性織物。該吸收性織物包含一超級吸收性聚合物。