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Gamma irradiation is a process in which an a pre packed product (Medical device / Healthcare product) of various densities are exposed to a controlled amount of gamma radiation through setting a cycle time of exposure to gamma emitting source frame inside the gamma irradiaton chamber. Gamma radiation sterilization process that effectively kills or eliminates almost all microorganisms like fungi, bacteria, spore forms and any other microbial organism or infection causing organism.

Gamma irradiation can penetrate deep into materials, and penetrating through the material even in the high density products made of rubber or steel , and sterilizes the product from within, making it an effective sterilization method for products packaged in containers or with complex shapes. Gamma irradiation can kill a wide range of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and spores. It is often used to sterilize medical devices, pharmaceuticals, Healthcare products and food products.

Gamma Irradiation Processing

The gamma irradiation process uses Cobalt 60 radiation for a variety of applications, including sterilization, decontamination and materials modification. Gamma irradiation offers good penetration of dense products and is ideal for many types of materials and their packaging.

It is considered a safe and effective method of sterilization and preservation, as it does not leave any residue or introduce harmful chemicals into the treated object or substance. Click here to know more about the gamma radiation sterilization advantages. However, it must be carefully controlled and monitored to ensure that the correct dose is delivered, as exposure to high levels of gamma radiation can be harmful to human health and the environment.

What is Gamma Irradiation Used For?

The gamma irradiation process can effectively treat a wide variety of products composed of different materials, with varying densities, configurations and orientations. Some examples of products processed include:

• Medical devices and medical products
• Pharmaceutical drugs and pharma solutions
• Combination drug/device products
• Tissue-based and biological products
• Pharmaceutical Packaging products like Plastic dropper bottles, collapsible aluminium tubes, vials, rubber stoppers, aluminium flip off seals etc
• Archives
• Cosmetics products
• Horticultural supplies
• Food packaging materials and many more

Facts about gamma rays

• Cobalt – 60 and Caesium-137 are the two sources used for the Gamma Radiation. But due to high efficiency of Cobalt – 60, it is the most widely used source for gamma radiation sterilization.
• Cobalt – 60 produces gamma rays with energies of 1.173 and 1.332 MeV.
• Gamma rays are high recurrence electromagnetic waves without mass and charge. This radioactive outflow has the minimal force of ionisation.
• Gamma rays transmit energy when an electron moves to a lower energy state by producing a photon to an infrared reach in the bright reach.
• Gamma rays have a high penetrating power than any other method of sterilization currently available, thereby ensuring complete and throughout sterilization of the product.

Summary

Akshargamma is India’s Fastest and Highest commercial capacity gamma radiation sterilization facilitiy. We provide gamma irradiation services for medical devices, medical products and surgical products and devices in our fully automated Gamma Irradiation Plant with most updated technology that allows packages of any size to be gamma irradiated, as a value-adding service to provide our clients with safe, reliable, and bulk sterilization in our state-of-the-art facility meeting global compliance, to meet all the Gamma Radiation Sterilization requirements of our customers.