| Physical process | Sonication | U.S. Patent No. 5,797,871 |
| Pressurised flow | U.S. Patent No 5,513,662 |
| High pressure washing with agitation and liquid stream | U.S. Patent No. 5,333,625 |
| Agitation/shaker | the University of Miami Tissue Bank |
| Oscillating atmospheric pressure | U.S. Patent No. 6,652,818 |
| Chemical process | Ethanol | KR101272958B1 |
| Polyoxyethylene-23 lauryl ether | Allowash XG® |
| (n-Butyl) phosphate, betadyne, TritonX-100/TNBP | BioCleanse® |
| 0.5% to 5% chlorhexidine gluconate | U.S. Patent No. 10,004,819 |
| Sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide | U.S. Patent No. 7,507,254 |
| Combinational | Sonication + detergent; water and alcohol | U.S. Patent application 20080188939 |
| Supercritical fluid | U.S. Patent No. 5,725,579 |
| Explosive decompression | U.S. Patent No. 5,288,462 |