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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2008
Alexander M. Harmon, Clinton, NJ (US);
Laura J. Brown, Hamilton Square, NJ (US);
Charles J. Buckle, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Frederick Halperin, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Stanko Bodnar, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Alexander M. Harmon, Clinton, NJ (US);
Laura J. Brown, Hamilton Square, NJ (US);
Charles J. Buckle, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Frederick Halperin, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Stanko Bodnar, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Advanced Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
Provided are methods for sterilizing a material comprising a biologically-active agent comprising irradiating said material with ionizing radiation at a dose of about 5 kGy to about 25 kGy while maintaining said material in an atmosphere comprising at least 95% by volume inert gas and at a temperature of about 4° C. or lower. Also provided are sterilized materials comprising a biologically-active agent, wherein said materials exhibit substantially the same amount of biological activity as a non-sterilized control.