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Can irradiating the grafting material improve its bone forming properties?

April 26, 2017bone Grafting irradiating material properties

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Can irradiating the grafting material improve its bone forming properties?

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No. Irradiation is known to be able to inflict damage, and too high a dose can actually kill the bioactivity of a graft. Our products are sterilized by e-beam irradiation, which is documented to be safe and maintains the integrity of the graft material. Other forms such as gamma irradiation have been documented as inflicting damage to the bone forming properties of the graft material.