Safety of plasma-based sterilization: Surface modifications of polymeric medical devices induced by Sterrad® and Plazlyte™ processes

Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-13

  Lerouge, S ^a   Tabrizian, M ^a   Wertheimer, M R ^b   Marchand, R ^a   Yahia, L H ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Oxidation; Plasma based sterilization; Polymer based medical device; Safety; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE OXIDE; POLYMER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTACT ANGLE; DEVICE; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OXIDATION; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNIQUE; WETTABILITY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; BLOOD PLATELETS; CATHETERIZATION; DISINFECTANTS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT REUSE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXYGEN; PLASMA; POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; STERILIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0036182120     PISSN: 09592989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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