1. A method of treating a body which is contaminated with prions, the method comprising:
contacting the body with a composition comprising a phenol to inactivate prions on the body.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the phenol includes at least one of the group consisting of p-chloro-m-xylanol, thymol, triclosan, 4-chloro, 3-methylphenol, pentachlorophenol, hexachlorophene, 2,2-5 methyl-bis(4-chlorophenol), p-phenylphenol, and combinations thereof.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the composition further includes at least one of o-phenylphenol and o-benzyl-p-chlorophenol.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the phenol is at a concentration of at least 0.005M.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the phenol is at a concentration of up to about 0.2M.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the phenol has a log Pc value of between 2 and 6.5.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the phenol has a log Pc value between 2 and 5.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein the phenol has a log Pc value of at least 4.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition includes a phenol at a concentration of at least about 10%.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition includes a soluble inorganic salt.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the soluble salt includes sodium chloride.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the sodium salt is present at a concentration of at least 2% by weight.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the phenol includes OPP in a solution that includes brine.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the phenol includes PCMX.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the phenol complexes with the prions and precipitates.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the phenol has minimal solubility.
17. The method of claim 11, wherein the phenol includes o-phenylphenol.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein the body includes a surface and the method includes contacting the surface with the composition comprising the phenol to inactivate prions on the surface.
19. A method of determining the effectiveness of a phenol-based decontaminant composition on a material which is contaminated with prions comprising:
combining a solution of the phenol-based decontaminant with a protein material; and
determining a measure of the phenol taken up by the protein material; and
determining the effectiveness of the composition based on the amount of phenol taken up.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the protein material includes at least one of a prion-containing material and bovine serum albumin.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1-8. (canceled)
9. A transport system in which overhead traveling vehicles and a local carriage both transfer articles to and from a same transfer destination, the transport system comprising:
a track for the overhead traveling vehicles;
a track for the local carriage that is located directly below the track for the overhead traveling vehicles;
a transfer destination located directly below both the track for the overhead traveling vehicles and the track for the local carriage;
overhead traveling vehicles configured to travel on the track for the overhead traveling vehicles and including an elevating platform configured to move vertically while supporting an article; and
a local carriage configured to travel on the track for the local carriage and including an elevating platform configured to move vertically while supporting an article; and
a buffer provided in a location that is not directly below the track for the local carriage, the buffer being connected to the track for the local carriage and being configured to deliver and receive the articles to and from the local carriage,
wherein the buffer includes:
a plurality of cells configured to accommodate an article;
a transport inout cell for the overhead traveling vehicles to transport articles to and from, the transport inout cell being provided below the track for the overhead traveling vehicles; and
a transport apparatus configured to transport an article between cells.
10. The transport system according to claim 9, wherein
the transfer destination is a load port of a processing equipment configured to process the articles; and
the track for the local carriage extends into the buffer.
11. The transport system according to claim 10, wherein
the plurality of cells are aligned in the buffer along an up-down direction and a horizontal direction, and include rails configured to be traveled on by the local carriage, and the track for the local carriage further extends into one of the cells;
the buffer includes an elevator that includes a rail configured to be traveled on by the local carriage and the local carriage is configured to move between cells via the elevator; and
the transport apparatus includes the rails of cells, the elevator, and the local carriage.
12. The transport system according to claim 10, wherein
the plurality of cells are aligned in the buffer along an up-down direction and a horizontal direction, and the track for the local carriage further extends into one of the cells;
the buffer includes a horizontal guide configured to move up and down along a vertical guide and a fork configured to move along the horizontal guide; and
the transport apparatus includes the horizontal guide and the fork.
13. The transport system according to claim 11, wherein the cell into which the track for the local carriage enters is located below the transport inout cell.
14. The transport system according to claim 12, wherein the cell into which the track for the local carriage enters is located below the transport inout cell.
15. The transport system according to claim 10, wherein the track for the local carriage is a first track, and the buffer includes a second track for a local carriage that is arranged parallel or substantially parallel to the first track and cells provided directly below the second track, and further includes a shifter configured to move the local carriage between the first track and the second track.
16. A method for temporarily storing articles in a transport system including a track for overhead traveling vehicles, a track for a local carriage that is located directly below the track for the overhead traveling vehicles, a transfer destination located directly below both the track for the overhead traveling vehicles and the track for the local carriage, overhead traveling vehicles configured to travel on the track for the overhead traveling vehicles and including an elevating platform configured to move vertically while supporting an article, and a local carriage configured to travel on the track for the local carriage and include an elevating platform configured to move vertically while supporting an article, wherein the overhead traveling vehicles and the local carriage both transport articles to the transfer destination in common, a buffer is provided at a location that is not directly below the track for the local carriage, the buffer being connected to the track for the local carriage and delivering and receiving articles to and from the local carriage, and including a plurality of cells and a transport apparatus configured to transport articles in the buffer, the overhead traveling vehicles transport articles to and from an article transport inout cell in the buffer, the transport apparatus in the buffer transports articles between cells in the buffer, and the local carriage transports articles between cells in the buffer and the transfer destination.