Methods for sterilizing biological materials by irradiation over a temperature gradient
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1. A method for sterilizing a biological material that is sensitive to radiation, said method comprising:
- (a) determining the maximum acceptable temperature (Tmax) for said biological material during irradiation; and
(b) irradiating said biological material with radiation for a time effective to sterilize said biological material at a rate effective to sterilize said biological material, wherein said irradiating is performed under conditions whereby the temperature of said biological material increases during said irradiating from an initial temperature (Ti) to a final temperature (Tf), wherein said initial temperature (Ti) is no greater than about Tmax−
T, wherein T is about equal to the total dose of said radiation (D) divided by the specific heat capacity (c) of said biological material.
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Methods are disclosed for sterilizing tissue to reduce the level of one or more active biological contaminants or pathogens therein, such as viruses, bacteria, (including inter- and intracellular bacteria, such as mycoplasmas, ureaplasmas, nanobacteria, chlamydia, rickettsias), yeasts, molds, fungi, spores, prions or similar agents responsible, alone or in combination, for TSEs and/or single or multicellular parasites. The methods involve sterilizing one or more tissues with irradiation.
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1. A method for sterilizing a biological material that is sensitive to radiation, said method comprising:
- (a) determining the maximum acceptable temperature (Tmax) for said biological material during irradiation; and
(b) irradiating said biological material with radiation for a time effective to sterilize said biological material at a rate effective to sterilize said biological material, wherein said irradiating is performed under conditions whereby the temperature of said biological material increases during said irradiating from an initial temperature (Ti) to a final temperature (Tf), wherein said initial temperature (Ti) is no greater than about Tmax−
T, wherein T is about equal to the total dose of said radiation (D) divided by the specific heat capacity (c) of said biological material. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
- (a) determining the maximum acceptable temperature (Tmax) for said biological material during irradiation; and
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2. A method for sterilizing a biological material that is sensitive to radiation, said method comprising;
- (a) determining the maximum acceptable temperature (Tmax) for said biological material during irradiation; and
(b) irradiating said biological material with radiation for a time effective to sterilize said biological material at a rate effective to sterilize said biological material, wherein said irradiating is performed under conditions whereby the temperature of said biological material increases during said irradiating from an initial temperature (Ti) to a final temperature (Tf), wherein said initial temperature (Ti) is no greater than about Tmax−
Tobs, wherein Tobs is determined by a process comprising irradiating a sample of said biological material or a suitable substitute therefore with said radiation under the conditions under which said biological material is to be irradiated in step (b) while measuring the increase in temperature of said sample.
- (a) determining the maximum acceptable temperature (Tmax) for said biological material during irradiation; and
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