Utilization of Ionizing Radiation for the Sterilization of Membraneous Connective Tissue Allografts. Part of a Coordinated Programme on Radiation Sterilization of Medical Products and Biological Tissues. Final Report for the Perio

摘要

The work carried out, covered several aspects of radiation sterilization of membraneous allografts. In general the findings show that the sterilization of biological membranes with gamma irradiation using doses of up to 3 Mrads is a very satisfactory method for the sterilization of the material, since it does not seriously alter the biological properties of allografts. As for the changes of the mechanical properties, this is not considered to be a serious draw back, because the membraneous allografts cover surgical needs where the mechanical strength is not of paramount importance. (Atomindex citation 10:441303)