[Resistance of polysterenes and styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer to sterilizing doses of accelerated electron radiation]

Polim Med. 1975;5(4):329-38.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

The results of the study on the resistance of certain home-made polystyrenes to sterilizing doses of accelerated electron radiation are shown. The properties of studied materials were found to undergo no changes after sterilization and one-year's storage which, in a majority of cases, qualifies them suitable for manufacture of medical and bacteriological equipment to be sterilized in electron accelerators. One of the materials under study - type KM polystyrene with increased impact resistance - was found to be relatively unstable in its commercial form before irradiation. The styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, although completely radiation resistant within the examined dosage range, requires special caution because of free actylonitrile found in extracts.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins / radiation effects*
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Nitriles / radiation effects*
  • Polystyrenes / radiation effects*
  • Radiation Effects*
  • Sterilization*

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Nitriles
  • Polystyrenes