Today, the most common methods used for medical device sterilisation are by gaseous ethylene oxide and by electron beam or gamma irradiation. With X-ray sterilisation about to enter the market, its material compatibility needs to be assessed at doses typically encountered during a sterilisation...
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The literature on the effects of radiation on the properties of various polymers and composites has been briefly reviewed for the purpose of identifying polymeric materials that could be irradiated to improve their performance. Radiation treatment of polymers may lead to cross-linking or chain...
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Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource Experimental Station 14-3b is a bending magnet side station dedicated to X-Ray Imaging and Micro X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of biological, biomedical, materials, and geological samples. Station 14-3b is equipped with specialized instrumentation for XRF...