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 CategoryPolymerAbbreviationAutoclaveKuru IsıEtilen Oksit (EtO)Gamma IrradiationElectron Beam
BiopolymersPoly(L-lactide)PLLAFairİyiİyiİyiİyi
Polylactic acidPLAPoorFairİyiİyiİyi
PolyhydroxybutyratePHBPoorPoorİyiFairFair
Polyglycolic acidPGAİyiİyiİyiİyiİyi
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)PLGAPoorPoorİyiFairFair
PolycaprolactonePCLFairİyiİyiİyiİyi
ElastomersSiliconesVMQ, PMQ, PVMQİyiİyiİyiİyiİyi
Urethane thermoplastic elastomerTPUPoorFairİyiİyiİyi
Copolyester thermoplastic elastomerTPCPoorİyiİyiİyiİyi
Polyamide thermoplastic elastomer???PoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
Styrenic thermoplastic elastomerTPSPoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
Olefinic thermoplastic elastomer???PoorFairİyiİyiİyi
FluoropolymersPolytetrafluoroethylene¹PTFEFairFairİyiPoorPoor
Fluorinated ethylene propyleneFEPİyiİyiİyiFairFair
Perfluoro alkoxyPFAİyiİyiİyiİyiİyi
Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethyleneECTFEİyiİyiİyiİyiİyi
Ethylene tetrafluoroethyleneETFEİyiİyiİyiİyiİyi
Polyvinyl fluoridePVFİyiİyiİyiİyiİyi
Polyvinylidene difluoridePVF2İyiİyiİyiİyiİyi
High-temp ThermoplasticsPolysulfonesPSUİyiİyiİyiİyiİyi
Polyphenylene sulfidePPSİyiİyiİyiİyiİyi
Liquid crystalline polymerLCPİyiİyiİyiİyiİyi
PolyetherimidePEIFairFairİyiİyiİyi
Polyamide-imidePAIFairFairİyiİyiİyi
PolyetheretherketonePEEKİyiİyiİyiİyiİyi
PolyamidesNylon 6, Nylon 66PA6, PA66FairFairİyiFairFair
AromaticAPİyiİyiİyiİyiİyi
Nylon 12, 6/12PA12PoorPoorİyiFairFair
PolyestersPoly butylene terephthalatePBTFairFairİyiİyiİyi
Poly ethylene terephthalatePETPoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
CopolyestersPoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
PolyolefinsHigh-density polyethyleneHDPEPoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
Low-density polyethyleneLDPEPoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethyleneUHMWPEPoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
Polypropylene¹PPİyiFairİyiFairFair
Polypropylene copolymersPPCİyiFairİyiFairFair
Cyclo olefin copolymerCOCFairFairİyiİyiİyi
Polyvinyl chloride plasticized 1,2PVCFairFairİyiİyiİyi
Polyvinyl chloride unplasticized 1,2PVCPoorPoorİyiFairFair
Polystyrene / StyrenicsPolystyrenePSPoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer (Abs)ABSPoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (San)SANPoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
Acrylonitrile styrene acrylateASAPoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
Methacrylate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymerMABSPoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
Styrene-butadiene copolymerSBCPoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
Acrylics 1,2PMMAPoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
Polycarbonates 1,2PCFairFairİyiİyiİyi
High heat polycarbonatesPCİyiİyiİyiİyiİyi
PolyurethanesPU, PURPoorPoorİyiİyiİyi
AcetalsPOMİyiİyiİyiPoorPoor

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