Plastics Compatibility with Sterilization Methods

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 Category	Polymer	Abbreviation	Autoclave	Dry Heat	Ethylene Oxide (EtO)	Gamma Irradiation	Electron Beam
Biopolymers	Poly(L-lactide)	PLLA	Fair	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Polylactic acid	PLA	Poor	Fair	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Polyhydroxybutyrate	PHB	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Fair	Fair
	Polyglycolic acid	PGA	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)	PLGA	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Fair	Fair
	Polycaprolactone	PCL	Fair	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
Elastomers	Silicones	VMQ, PMQ, PVMQ	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Urethane thermoplastic elastomer	TPU	Poor	Fair	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Copolyester thermoplastic elastomer	TPC	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Polyamide thermoplastic elastomer	???	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Styrenic thermoplastic elastomer	TPS	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Olefinic thermoplastic elastomer	???	Poor	Fair	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
Fluoropolymers	Polytetrafluoroethylene¹	PTFE	Fair	Fair	Dobro	Poor	Poor
	Fluorinated ethylene propylene	FEP	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Fair	Fair
	Perfluoro alkoxy	PFA	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene	ECTFE	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene	ETFE	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Polyvinyl fluoride	PVF	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Polyvinylidene difluoride	PVF2	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
High-temp Thermoplastics	Polysulfones	PSU	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Polyphenylene sulfide	PPS	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Liquid crystalline polymer	LCP	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Polyetherimide	PEI	Fair	Fair	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Polyamide-imide	PAI	Fair	Fair	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Polyetheretherketone	PEEK	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
Polyamides	Nylon 6, Nylon 66	PA6, PA66	Fair	Fair	Dobro	Fair	Fair
	Aromatic	AP	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Nylon 12, 6/12	PA12	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Fair	Fair
Polyesters	Poly butylene terephthalate	PBT	Fair	Fair	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Poly ethylene terephthalate	PET	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Copolyesters	–	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
Polyolefins	High-density polyethylene	HDPE	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Low-density polyethylene	LDPE	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene	UHMWPE	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Polypropylene¹	PP	Dobro	Fair	Dobro	Fair	Fair
	Polypropylene copolymers	PPC	Dobro	Fair	Dobro	Fair	Fair
	Cyclo olefin copolymer	COC	Fair	Fair	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Polyvinyl chloride plasticized 1,2	PVC	Fair	Fair	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Polyvinyl chloride unplasticized 1,2	PVC	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Fair	Fair
Polystyrene / Styrenics	Polystyrene	PS	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer (Abs)	ABS	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (San)	SAN	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Acrylonitrile styrene acrylate	ASA	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Methacrylate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer	MABS	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Styrene-butadiene copolymer	SBC	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Acrylics 1,2	PMMA	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Polycarbonates 1,2	PC	Fair	Fair	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	High heat polycarbonates	PC	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Polyurethanes	PU, PUR	Poor	Poor	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro
	Acetals	POM	Dobro	Dobro	Dobro	Poor	Poor

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