This book explore valuable information & research results of the durability and stabilization of biomedical polyolefins during and after ¿- sterilization. The book covered the most research area and literatures survey on the field of radiation-sterilized biomedical polyolefins. The importance and applications of ¿-sterilization on medical polymers and its effect on the properties on esp. polyolefins have been reviewed in chapter 1. Chapter 2 aimed to investigate the e¿ect of ¿- sterilization on the biodegradation of polyole¿ns. It explore the behavior of neat and ¿-sterilized samples during incubation in compost and fungal culture environments. Chapter 3 investigate the effect of ¿-irradiation dose and ¿-dose rate on chemical and physical changes of biomedical polyole¿ns. Chapter 4 aimed to explore the effect of ¿- sterilization on crystallinity, thermal behavior and morphology of biomedical polyole¿ns. Chapter 5 explore the stabilization of polyole¿ns against ¿-sterilization with single or binary additive system. The present attempt is to utilize synergistic mixtures of stabilizers which are approved for food contact applications.

Dr. Sameh A. S. Alariqi, Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Industrial Chemistry Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Taiz University, Yemen. Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, National Chemical Laboratory, Council of scientific and industrial research,India. M.Sc. Industrial Chemistry, Engineering college, Marthwada University, India.