Published Articles

June 10, 2021

Biological safety in the context of backward planetary protection and Mars Sample Return: conclusions from the Sterilization Working Group

Published: Cambridge University Press

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) are studying how samples might be brought back to Earth from Mars safely. Backward planetary protection is key in this complex endeavour, as it is required to prevent potential adverse effects from returning materials to Earth’s biosphere....

October 2, 2020

Interview with Richard Wiens, Director, Strategic Supply, Nordion on Cobalt Supply

By: Richard Wiens

Published: Medical Design Briefs

This article features an interview with Nordion’s Richard Wiens, exploring the role of Cobalt-60 in gamma sterilization and why gamma irradiation remains one of the most widely used sterilization methods for single-use medical devices due to its simplicity, reliability, and established infrastructure.

January 17, 2018

Gamma Irradiation of Animal Serum: Maintaining the Cold Chain Throughout the Process

December 19, 2017

Chapter 3: Gamma Irradiation Plants in “Food Irradiation Technologies Concepts, Applications and Outcomes,” published by The Royal Society of Chemistry

November 1, 2017

A Comparison of Gamma, E-beam, X-ray and Ethylene Oxide Technologies for the Industrial Sterilization of Medical Devices and Healthcare Products

December 6, 2016

Why use ethylene oxide (EO) for sterilizing medical devices

October 1, 2016

Guide on the establishment of the maximum acceptable dose (Dmax,acc) for a product

October 1, 2016

Gamma Irradiation of Frozen Animal Serum: Dose Mapping for Irradiation Process Validation

September 1, 2014

Reduction of PCR-amplifiable DNA by ethylene oxide treatment of forensic consumables

May 1, 2013

Specification, Installation Qualification and Operational Qualification of an Irradiator