Radiolytic damage to freeze-dried human amniotic membrane

• Main Authors: Deocaris, Chester C, Abad, Lucille B, Enriquez, Erwin P, De Guzman, Zenaida M, Aliganga, Ann A, Tangonan, Marianne B, Tolentino, Mitos M, Ignacio, Luzviminda V, Deocaris, Custer C
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2005
• Subjects: radiation processing; human amniotic membranes; atomic force microscopy; wound dressing; tissue banking; Chemistry; Radiochemistry
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/chemistry-faculty-pubs/68; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1067&context=chemistry-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Radiation-sterilization at 25 and 35 kGy of freeze-dried human amniotic membranes caused degradative effects in the biologic dressing. The decrease in pH and increase in UV absorption showed that radiation may have caused possible radiolytic changes in this biomaterial. Total nitrogen content, tensi...