caa a22 4500 475783336 CHVBK 20180406123651.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20001101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1023/A:1008936114611 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1023/A:1008936114611 Physical and mechanical behavior of electron-beam irradiated and ethylene oxide sterilized multiblock polyester [Elektronische Daten] [M. Fray, A. Bartkowiak, P. Prowans, J. Slonecki] The effect of two sterilization treatments (electron-beam radiation and ethylene oxide gas) on the structure and mechanical properties of a multiblock copolymer were investigated to establish the effects of the sterilizing procedures on potential biomedical material. The material was exposed for different radiation doses in order to find an optimum dose of electron-beam radiation. Characterization techniques employed include gel permeation chromatography, infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic mechanical thermal analysis and tensile testing. The optimal dose of radiation at which no change in structure and mechanical properties occurred was found as 25 kGy. Ethylene oxide gas treatment also did not affect the structure and properties of the polymer and it can be recommended as an alternative sterilization route for the studied polymer. © 2000 Kluwer Academic Publishers Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000 Fray M. Section for Elastomers and Polymer Fibers Technology, Szczecin, Poland aut Bartkowiak A. Institute of Polymers, Technical University of Szczecin, Pulaskiego 10 Str., 70322, Szczecin, Poland aut Prowans P. Pomeranian Academy of Medicine, Szczecin, Poland aut Slonecki J. Section for Elastomers and Polymer Fibers Technology, Szczecin, Poland aut Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine Kluwer Academic Publishers 11/11(2000-11-01), 757-762 0957-4530 11:11<757 2000 11 10856 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008936114611 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008936114611 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fray M. Section for Elastomers and Polymer Fibers Technology, Szczecin, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bartkowiak A. Institute of Polymers, Technical University of Szczecin, Pulaskiego 10 Str., 70322, Szczecin, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Prowans P. Pomeranian Academy of Medicine, Szczecin, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Slonecki J. Section for Elastomers and Polymer Fibers Technology, Szczecin, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine Kluwer Academic Publishers 11/11(2000-11-01), 757-762 0957-4530 11:11<757 2000 11 10856 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer