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

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