This table provides compatibility guidelines for various polymers across common sterilization methods
Compatibility Key:
Good: Recommended
Fair: Acceptable, with potential limitations
Poor: Not recommended

Polymer CategoryPolymerAbbreviationAutoclaveDry HeatEthylene Oxide (EtO)Gamma IrradiationElectron Beam
BiopolymersPoly(L-lactide)PLLAFairجيدجيدجيدجيد
Polylactic acidPLAPoorFairجيدجيدجيد
PolyhydroxybutyratePHBPoorPoorجيدFairFair
Polyglycolic acidPGAجيدجيدجيدجيدجيد
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)PLGAPoorPoorجيدFairFair
PolycaprolactonePCLFairجيدجيدجيدجيد
ElastomersSiliconesVMQ, PMQ, PVMQجيدجيدجيدجيدجيد
Urethane thermoplastic elastomerTPUPoorFairجيدجيدجيد
Copolyester thermoplastic elastomerTPCPoorجيدجيدجيدجيد
Polyamide thermoplastic elastomer???PoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
Styrenic thermoplastic elastomerTPSPoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
Olefinic thermoplastic elastomer???PoorFairجيدجيدجيد
FluoropolymersPolytetrafluoroethylene¹PTFEFairFairجيدPoorPoor
Fluorinated ethylene propyleneFEPجيدجيدجيدFairFair
Perfluoro alkoxyPFAجيدجيدجيدجيدجيد
Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethyleneECTFEجيدجيدجيدجيدجيد
Ethylene tetrafluoroethyleneETFEجيدجيدجيدجيدجيد
Polyvinyl fluoridePVFجيدجيدجيدجيدجيد
Polyvinylidene difluoridePVF2جيدجيدجيدجيدجيد
High-temp ThermoplasticsPolysulfonesPSUجيدجيدجيدجيدجيد
Polyphenylene sulfidePPSجيدجيدجيدجيدجيد
Liquid crystalline polymerLCPجيدجيدجيدجيدجيد
PolyetherimidePEIFairFairجيدجيدجيد
Polyamide-imidePAIFairFairجيدجيدجيد
PolyetheretherketonePEEKجيدجيدجيدجيدجيد
PolyamidesNylon 6, Nylon 66PA6, PA66FairFairجيدFairFair
AromaticAPجيدجيدجيدجيدجيد
Nylon 12, 6/12PA12PoorPoorجيدFairFair
PolyestersPoly butylene terephthalatePBTFairFairجيدجيدجيد
Poly ethylene terephthalatePETPoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
CopolyestersPoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
PolyolefinsHigh-density polyethyleneHDPEPoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
Low-density polyethyleneLDPEPoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethyleneUHMWPEPoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
Polypropylene¹PPجيدFairجيدFairFair
Polypropylene copolymersPPCجيدFairجيدFairFair
Cyclo olefin copolymerCOCFairFairجيدجيدجيد
Polyvinyl chloride plasticized 1,2PVCFairFairجيدجيدجيد
Polyvinyl chloride unplasticized 1,2PVCPoorPoorجيدFairFair
Polystyrene / StyrenicsPolystyrenePSPoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer (Abs)ABSPoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (San)SANPoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
Acrylonitrile styrene acrylateASAPoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
Methacrylate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymerMABSPoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
Styrene-butadiene copolymerSBCPoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
Acrylics 1,2PMMAPoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
Polycarbonates 1,2PCFairFairجيدجيدجيد
High heat polycarbonatesPCجيدجيدجيدجيدجيد
PolyurethanesPU, PURPoorPoorجيدجيدجيد
AcetalsPOMجيدجيدجيدPoorPoor

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