RADIATION STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - EFFECTS OF IONIZING-RADIATION ON ULTRA-HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE

被引:23
作者
BUCHALLA, R
SCHUTTLER, C
BOGL, KW
机构
[1] Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine (BgVV), D-12101 Berlin
来源
RADIATION PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY | 1995年 / 46卷 / 4-6期
关键词
RADIATION STERILIZATION; MEDICAL DEVICES; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;
D O I
10.1016/0969-806X(95)00222-J
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 [物理化学]; 081704 [应用化学];
摘要
Sterilization by ionizing radiation has become, next to ethylene oxide treatment, the most important ''cold'' sterilization process for medical devices made from plastics. The effects of ionizing radiation on the most important polymer for medical devices, ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene, are briefly described in this review.
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页码:579 / 585
页数:7
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