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1. A sterilization system, comprising:
a plurality of chambers, each chamber being constructed and arranged to be sealable in a gas impermeable configuration; pairs of adjacent chambers being separated by doors configured to be movable between an open position in which gas may flow freely between the adjacent chambers and a closed position in which gas flow between the adjacent chambers is prevented; a conveyor system, configured and arranged to convey objects between the chambers; and at least one source of sterilant gas, communicated with at least one of the chambers to deliver a controlled amount of sterilant gas to the chamber, wherein, the chambers are arrayed end to end such that, in operation, an object to be sterilized placed on the conveyor system may be conveyed from an inlet end to an outlet end, passing through the at least one chamber communicated with the source of sterliant gas. |