The effectiveness of an oxidative sterilization process is determined by exposing a substrate having a known amount of a primary amine or aldehyde indicator chemical to an oxidative germicide. The oxidative germicide reacts with the indicator chemical. The amount of indicator chemical remaining after exposure to the germicide is determined by reacting the indicator chemical with a dye precursor chemical to form a colored product. The amount of indicator chemical remaining on the substrate is determined from the intensity of the color of the colored product. The amount of indicator chemical remaining on the substrate is a measure of the effectiveness of the germicidal treatment. The dye precursor is an aldehyde when the indicator chemical is a primary amine and a primary amine when the indicator chemical is an aldehyde. An integrator for determining the effectiveness of the germicidal process includes a substrate and an indicator chemical, where the indicator chemical is a primary amine or an aldehyde.氧化滅菌程序的功效係藉由使一具有已知量的一級胺或醛指示化學物的基質曝露至一氧化殺菌劑來測定。該氧化殺菌劑係和指示化學物反應。在曝露至殺菌劑之後所餘留的指示化學物份量係藉由使該指示化學物和一染料前驅化學物反應形成一有色產物來測定。餘留在基質上的指示化學物份量係由該有色產物的顏色強度來測定。餘留在基質上的指示化學物份量是判斷殺菌處理功效的基準。該染料前驅物在指示化學物為一級胺時係為醛而在指示化學物為醛時係為一級胺。一種用於測定殺菌程序功效的整合器係包括一基質與一指示化學物,其中該指示化學物為一級胺或醛。10...整合器系統14...整合器化學作用處16...整合器帶18...撕除標籤20...化學指示條
