Bayer MaterialScience LLC at ANTEC 2011: Medical-Grade Polycarbonate Exhibits Excellent Retention of Mechanical Properties After Gamma Irradiation
Summary
The results of the studies are detailed in a technical paper: Property Retention of High-Flow Medical Resins After Gamma Irradiation, authored by Pierre Moulinie and John J. Charles, scientists with Bayer MaterialScience LLC.Sustainability is central to Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s business and is based around the key areas of innovation, product stewardship, excellence in corporate management, social responsibility and respect for the environment.### Pittsburgh, PA, May 09, 2011 --( PR.com )-- Consistent resin performance and the retention of physical and mechanical properties over a wide range of conditions are critical to plastic medical devices.Bayer MaterialScience LLC scientists have studied newly introduced medical grades of its Makrolon® polycarbonate resin to demonstrate how these grades maintain stiffness, toughness and other key properties after gamma sterilization.The results of the studies are detailed in a technical paper: Property Retention of High-Flow Medical Resins After Gamma Irradiation, authored by Pierre Moulinie and John J. Charles, scientists with Bayer MaterialScience LLC.Dr. Moulinie presented the paper’s findings during the Society of Plastics Engineers’ ANTEC 2011 annual technical conference and exhibition, held recently in Boston.In these studies, the outstanding property retention of Makrolon Rx2435 polycarbonate after gamma irradiation up to 60 kGy is highlighted.