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Fig. 3

From: Effects of metal corrosion in the pump of a dialysis machine on the sterility of the terminal dialysate by spike-and-recovery testing with bacteria

Fig. 3

Metal corrosion on the used magnet gear pump parts made by SUS 316. (a) Front plate and (b) gear case. Photos on the left and right represent the front and rear sides, respectively. “Used parts” refers to parts of a pump that had been used routinely in a clinical environment for 10 months. The corrosion area of the used metal parts was 4.02 cm2 for the front plate, and 6.97 cm2 for the gear case

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Renal Replacement Therapy

ISSN: 2059-1381

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