[Cold sterilization of medical wares made of plastic]

To many objects and articles made of polymeric materials the traditional methods of sterilization are inapplicable. This has given rise to the need for devising new methods and means, for sterilization with chemical solutions. Pertinent investigations have ascertained that with the use of the preparation "Desoxon-1" the physico-mechanical properties of polymeric materials remain practically unchanged. With an exposure of 15 min there could be achieved complete sterilization of the study objects made of the cast acrylate material "Dacryl-4", copolymer of ethylene with vinylacetate, of a high-pressure polyethylene, copolymer of styrene, and of other materials.