Gautam, KrishnaMarhabaPandey, Ashutosh KumarMorya, Vivek KumarBhandari, Monish2020-01-022020-01-022019-11Gautam Krishna, Marhaba, Pandey Ashutosh Kumar, Morya Vivek Kumar, Bhandari Monish. Evaluation of pullulan production by a newly isolated Micrococcus luteus. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 2019 Nov; 57(11): 813-8200975-10090019-5189http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/191526Linen fabrics used in healthcare facilities need proper disinfection and sterilization to ensure hygiene. Due to several side effects from the recommended chemical disinfectants, there is always a need for appropriate and affordable technology to disinfect and sterilize the linen. Here, we propose a device for dry sterilization of linen using microwave associated thermal heating system. The principle behind this device is dielectric heating, several optimizations, such as microwave strength, exposure, hold time; system heating, etc. was done to achieve an optimum cycle to disinfect the hospital linen. The optimized cycle was sufficient to reduce the surviving rate of microbes up to log 10 value at 70°C system temperature. This low temperature direct killing is suitable for both the life of linen and energy consumptionJournal ArticleIndiaSS Maser Pvt. Ltd., Lucknow, 226 001, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaCSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR), Lucknow-226 001, Uttar Pradesh, India