11 Appendices  
11.1 Compatible  Materials  
 
Medical  equipment  made  of  following  materials  can  be  sterilized  in  Stericool;  
• Stainless  steel  series  300  
• Aluminium  series  6000  
• Titanium  
• Glass  
• Ceramics  
• Epoxy  
• Polyethylene  (LDPE)  
• Polyvinyl  Chloride  (PVC)    
• Chlorinated  Polyvinyl  Chloride  (CVPC)    
• Polystyrene  
• Acrylonitrile  Butadiene  Styrene  (ABS)  
• Teflon  (PTFE,  PFA,  FEP)    
• Polycarbonate  
• Silicones    
• Polytheretherketone  (PEEK)  
• Polymethylmethacrylaye  (Acrylic)  
• Polyethylene  terephthalate  (Polyester)  
• Styrene-­‐ethylene-­‐butadiene-­‐styrene  (Kraton)  
• Polychloroprene  (Neoprene)  
• Latex  
• Nylon  
• Polyprophylene  (PP)  
 
The  following  medical  equipments  are  not  compatible  with  Stericool  operation;  
 
• Any   item   that   has   not   been   properly   washed,   disinfected   and   packaged  
before  sterilization    
• Any  item  that  is  not  completely  dry.  
• Items  or  materials  absorbing  liquids.  
• Items   or   materials   containing   cellulose,   such   as:   cotton,   paper   or  
paperboard,  linen,  towels,  gauze  sponges  or  any  item  containing  wood  pulp.  
• Items   whose   structure   makes   surfaces   stick   one   to   the   other   unless   a  
method  to  keep  the  surfaces  apart  is  envisaged.  
• Equipment   with   inner   parts,   such   as   unsealed   buffers,   which   cannot   be  
dipped  and  may  be  very  difficult  to  clean.  

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• Calculation  sheets  or  labels  for  the  date.  

• Single-­‐use   items   that   are   not   recommended   for   re-­‐sterilization   by   the  
manufacturer.  
• Prostheses   that   the   manufacturer   has   not   specifically   recommended   for  
sterilization  with  low  temperature  hydrogen  peroxide  vapour  sterilization.  
 
Tools  and  equipment  that  cannot  tolerate  vacuum  and  are  labelled  for  sterilization  methods  
by  means  of  steam  in  conditions  of  gravity.  
Medical   equipment   made   of   or   containing   the   following   materials   are   also   not   compatible  
with  Stericool  operation;  
• Liquids  
• Powders  
• Gel  
• Fats  
• Cellulose  
• Materials  containing  water  
• Copper  
• Brass  
• Polyurethane  (PUR)  
   

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