title: [Sterilization of biocompatible materials: which method to choose?].
abstract: Sterilization of biomaterials, in hospitals, must be considered as the re-sterilization (and not reuse) of devices: prostheses, implants, catheters... This practice is not allowed, according to the circular of may 14 th, 1986; however it is a necessity in various cases. It must be realised with an extreme care, after evaluation of the different methods of sterilization: steam, dry-heat, ethylene oxide, formaldehyde or ionizing radiations and of their effects on the behaviour of the biomaterial.
authors.affiliation: C.A.M.S.P., Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goullet
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005027:Ethylene Oxide; D005557:Formaldehyde; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005557:Formaldehyde; D005027:Ethylene Oxide
vernacular_title: La stérilisation des biomatériaux: quelle méthode choisir.