APPLICATION AREAS

In the multiple purpose irradiation facility of GAMMA-PAK; in general sterilization of the medical, pharmacological, cosmetic products and packaging materials, food irradiation and modification (cross-linking) of the polymers are applied.
Gamma irradiation process is the most preferred method today since it gives a highest available sterilization reliability to the medical products, does not live any resudues on the goods, applied as a cold method and products are processed in their original packages.

Characteristic Properties of Gamma Rays
- They are efficient on all kinds of microorganisms
- No rise in temperature
- It is convenient and repeatable
- Easy process control and validation
- Products are delivered with irradiation certificates
- No quarantine period
- It is included in the legal legislation and well known
- Wide application areas.



MEDICAL
The device and material manufacturers in the medical industry employs gamma sterilization method in all over the world thanks to high reliability, easy process control and validation and cost efficiency.

- Operation gloves
- Serum sets, Needles, Injectors
- Compresses and Bandages
- Drainage tubes, Operation treads and hooks
- Operation clothes, covers and operation sets
- Prosthesis, anverima clips
- Catheters
- Sutures
- Dialyze filters and sets


PACKAGING
Gamma irradiation method is commonly used in the packaging sector and it has several practical benefits.
- Bag in Box (Aseptic bags used in the parcels and barrels)
- Plastic, fiber and paper bags
- Plastic tubes
- Middle and small sized carton and plastic containers
- Medicine bottles and medicine capsules and bottle caps
- Rolled packaging materials
- Rolled foils


 

FOOD
Food irradiation can be compared with pasteurization. The most significant advantage
(health benefits) of food irradiation is its ability to destroy the microorganisms and parasites that couse food borne illness and death.
International Experts Committies and agensies such as The World Health Organization concluded that irradiated foodstuff is suitable for human consumption.
The irradiated products are appreciated by the consumers in each food market on the market trials in several countries.


COSMETICS
Cosmetics always contain plant and animal driven materials. Organic products such as small brushes, mascaras or hair dyes are always ready to produce pest, bacteria and fermentation. These products have to be kept clean all the time in order to protect the consumers. A lot of manufacturers employ the irradiation method in order to eliminate the microorganisms in these products and their raw materials.


GARDENING
Irradiation method is very useful for the decontamination of the containers used for gardening.
Especially the harmful plant seeds, insects, flies and microorganisms can be inactivated by means of irradiation method.


PET FOODS AND TOYS
Pet foods and toys, plastic bones and other such artificial products can be decontaminated and sterilized by means of gamma irradiation method.


ARCHIVE AND ANTIQUE PROTECTION
Insects, warms, pest and other microorganisms in the archives and antiques cause deformation of these by the time, they and their eggs and larva can be destroyed by gamma irradiation process.


POLYMER MODIFICATION
Several positive structural modifications can be achieved on the polymers by gamma irradiation process.
The most common application in this aspect is for polyethylene products:
- Under floor heating pipes
- Large diameter gas and water pipes
- Electric cable isolations

Are made durable by means of cross-linking method.
Following transformations occur during cross-linking process:
- Change on basis stability (increase the melting point)
- A high durability against polymer solvents
- Increase on mechanical characteristics
- Assists in memory plastic production
- Used to produce rigid plastic machine parts (gears and etc.)
- Increase the value of the polymers
 

HARDENING THE WOOD PRODUCTS
Ionizing rays are also used for the polymerization of the monomers. The wood products (wooden parquets) which were absorbed a monomer is hardened by polymerization via gamma irradiation and therefore its durability increases. The parquets subject to this process become durable against scrapes and corrosion. Successful results have been obtained from these kinds of parquets even in the dense used environments such as museums, airports and department stores.

BREAKING PLASTICS
High dose radiation breaks the long chains in the plastic products and enables the nature to digest them easily. By means of this method, plastic wastes are digested more easily in the nature.

ELIMINATING MICROBES FROM THE HOSPITAL WASTES
Hospital wastes can be eliminated from the microbes and other pathogen microorganisms by gamma irradiation method. In this way these wastes dangerous for the environments become not harmful.