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 Heatايٿيلين آڪسائيڊ (اي ٽي او)Gamma IrradiationElectron Beam
BiopolymersPoly(L-lactide)PLLAFairسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
Polylactic acidPLAPoorFairسٺوسٺوسٺو
PolyhydroxybutyratePHBPoorPoorسٺوFairFair
Polyglycolic acidPGAسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)PLGAPoorPoorسٺوFairFair
PolycaprolactonePCLFairسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
ElastomersSiliconesVMQ, PMQ, PVMQسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
Urethane thermoplastic elastomerTPUPoorFairسٺوسٺوسٺو
Copolyester thermoplastic elastomerTPCPoorسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
Polyamide thermoplastic elastomer???PoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
Styrenic thermoplastic elastomerTPSPoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
Olefinic thermoplastic elastomer???PoorFairسٺوسٺوسٺو
FluoropolymersPolytetrafluoroethylene¹PTFEFairFairسٺوPoorPoor
Fluorinated ethylene propyleneFEPسٺوسٺوسٺوFairFair
Perfluoro alkoxyPFAسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethyleneECTFEسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
Ethylene tetrafluoroethyleneETFEسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
Polyvinyl fluoridePVFسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
Polyvinylidene difluoridePVF2سٺوسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
High-temp ThermoplasticsPolysulfonesPSUسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
Polyphenylene sulfidePPSسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
Liquid crystalline polymerLCPسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
PolyetherimidePEIFairFairسٺوسٺوسٺو
Polyamide-imidePAIFairFairسٺوسٺوسٺو
PolyetheretherketonePEEKسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
PolyamidesNylon 6, Nylon 66PA6, PA66FairFairسٺوFairFair
AromaticAPسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
Nylon 12, 6/12PA12PoorPoorسٺوFairFair
PolyestersPoly butylene terephthalatePBTFairFairسٺوسٺوسٺو
Poly ethylene terephthalatePETPoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
CopolyestersPoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
PolyolefinsHigh-density polyethyleneHDPEPoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
Low-density polyethyleneLDPEPoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethyleneUHMWPEPoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
Polypropylene¹PPسٺوFairسٺوFairFair
Polypropylene copolymersPPCسٺوFairسٺوFairFair
Cyclo olefin copolymerCOCFairFairسٺوسٺوسٺو
Polyvinyl chloride plasticized 1,2PVCFairFairسٺوسٺوسٺو
Polyvinyl chloride unplasticized 1,2PVCPoorPoorسٺوFairFair
Polystyrene / StyrenicsPolystyrenePSPoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer (Abs)ABSPoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (San)SANPoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
Acrylonitrile styrene acrylateASAPoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
Methacrylate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymerMABSPoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
Styrene-butadiene copolymerSBCPoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
Acrylics 1,2PMMAPoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
Polycarbonates 1,2PCFairFairسٺوسٺوسٺو
High heat polycarbonatesPCسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺوسٺو
PolyurethanesPU, PURPoorPoorسٺوسٺوسٺو
AcetalsPOMسٺوسٺوسٺوPoorPoor

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