[内容简介]
It is vital that all materials and devices that are implanted in, or come into contact with, the human body are safely and effectively sterilized to eliminate any harmful agents.  Following an introduction to the key concepts and challenges involved in sterilization, chapters explore a range of traditional and non-traditional sterilization techniques, such as using steam and dry heat, ionizing radiation, ethylene oxide, hydrogen peroxide gas plasma and ozone and steam formaldehyde. Other chapters discuss sterilization techniques for polymers, drug-device products, tissue allografts, antimicrobial coatings for "self-sterilization", the challenge presented by prions and endotoxins in the sterilization of reusable medical devices, and future trends.
[目次]
Introduction to sterilisation: definitions and challenges; Steam and dry heat sterilisation of biomaterials and medical devices; Sterilisation of healthcare products by ionising radiation: principles and standards; Ethylene Oxide (ETO) sterilisation of healthcare products; Non-traditional sterilisation techniques for biomaterials and medical devices; Sterilisation and decontamination of surfaces by plasma discharges; Sterilisation techniques for polymers; Sterilisation of healthcare products by ionising radiation: sterilisation of drug-device products and tissue allografts; Antimicrobial coatings for self-sterilisation; Prions and endotoxins: reprocessing strategies for reusable medical devices; Future trends for the sterilisation of biomaterials and medical devices