Radiation-sterilized shaped articles of olefin polymers
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1. Shaped articles comprising at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of propylene;
- homopolymers of propylene containing therein 0.1-4% by weight based on the weight of homopolymers of propylene, of ethylene-propylene rubber;
propylene-ethylene copolymers containing therein 0.5-20% by weight based on the weight of propylene, of ethylene;
high density polyethylenes having a density of 0.950 to 0.965 g/c.c.;
g/cc.;
low density polyethylenes having a density of 0.905 to 0.925 g/c.c.; and
homopolymers of propylene containing therein 0.5-4% by weight based on the weight of homopolymers of propylene, of high density or low density polyethylene and 0.01-0.5% by weight based on the weight of the olefin polymer or polymers, of at least one material selected from the group consisting of octadecyl 3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate and tetrakis (methylene(3,5-di-t-butyl -4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate)) methane, and irradiated with a sterilizing dose of high energy radiation.
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Radiation-sterilized shaped articles of olefin polymers containing 0.01 - 0.5% by weight based on the weight of the olefin polymers, of octadecyl 3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate or/and tetrakis [(m methane.
The radiation-sterilized shaped articles are colorless and still have practically acceptable physical properties (melt flow rate and percentage occurrence of cracking), in spite of the fact that they have been irradiated with high energy radiation.
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1. Shaped articles comprising at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of propylene;
- homopolymers of propylene containing therein 0.1-4% by weight based on the weight of homopolymers of propylene, of ethylene-propylene rubber;
propylene-ethylene copolymers containing therein 0.5-20% by weight based on the weight of propylene, of ethylene;
high density polyethylenes having a density of 0.950 to 0.965 g/c.c.;
g/cc.;
low density polyethylenes having a density of 0.905 to 0.925 g/c.c.; and
homopolymers of propylene containing therein 0.5-4% by weight based on the weight of homopolymers of propylene, of high density or low density polyethylene and 0.01-0.5% by weight based on the weight of the olefin polymer or polymers, of at least one material selected from the group consisting of octadecyl 3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate and tetrakis (methylene(3,5-di-t-butyl -4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate)) methane, and irradiated with a sterilizing dose of high energy radiation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- homopolymers of propylene containing therein 0.1-4% by weight based on the weight of homopolymers of propylene, of ethylene-propylene rubber;
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6. A process for producing radiation-sterilized shaped articles of an olefin polymer without coloration and degradation in physical properties, which comprises shaping an olefin polymer or polymers containing 0.01 to 0.5% by weight based on the weight of the olefin polymer of at least one material selected from the group consisting of octadecyl 3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate and tetrakis (methylene (3,5-di-t-butyl-4hydroxyhydrocinnamate)) methane, and then irradiating with a sterilizing dose of high energy radiation, said olefin polymer being selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of propylene;
- homopolymers of porpylene containing therein 0.1-4% by weight based on the weight of homopolymers of propylene, of ethylene-propylene rubber;
propylene-ethylene copolymers containing therein 0.5-20% by weight based on the weight of propylene, of ethylene;
high density polyethylenes having a density of 0.950 to 0.965 g/c.c.;
low density polyethylenes having a density of 0.905 to 0.925 g/c.c.; and
homopolymers of propylene containing therein 0.5-4% by weight based on the weight of homopolymers of propylene, of high density or low density polyethylene.
- homopolymers of porpylene containing therein 0.1-4% by weight based on the weight of homopolymers of propylene, of ethylene-propylene rubber;
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