Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP 2013-04-01

[Cytotoxicity of PVC tubes sterilized in ethylene oxide after gamma radiation exposure].

Rafael Queiroz de Souza, Kazuko Uchikawa Graziano, Tamiko Ichikawa Ikeda, Cláudia Regina Gonçalves, Aurea Silveira Cruz

Index: Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP 47(2) , 494-9, (2013)

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Abstract

Do materials sterilized using gamma rays become toxic when re-sterilized in ethylene oxide? This question guided the objective of this study, which was to investigate the potential cytotoxic effect of PVC sterilized by gamma radiation and re-sterilized with EO by the agar diffusion method in cell cultures. Nine PVC tubes were subjected to gamma radiation sterilization and were re-sterilized in EO. The tubes were divided into a total of 81 units of analysis that were tested so as to represent the internal and external surfaces and mass of each tube. It was concluded that the PVC materials sterilized in gamma radiation and re-sterilized in EO are not cytotoxic.

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