Fractionation of high‐dose electron beam irradiation of BPTB grafts provides significantly improved viscoelastic and structural properties compared to standard gamma irradiation

Abstract

In this study, it was found that fractionation of high-dose electron beam irradiation facilitated a significant improvement of viscoelastic and structural properties of BPTB grafts compared to ebeam and gamma irradiation alone, while maintaining levels of non-irradiated controls. Therefore, this technique might pose an important alternative to common methods for sterilization of soft-tissue allografts.