With hot air sterilization, germs are killed off by dry heat under high thermal load (356°F) over a period of at least 30 minutes. This process is no longer permitted due to a large number of uncertain factors and has therefore now been replaced by other methods in most cases.
Medical grade materials which are very resistant to hot air are:
- TECAPEEK MT
- TECAPEEK MT CF30
- TECAPEEK MT CLASSIXTM
Resistant MT materials are:
TECAFORM AH MT and TECAPRO MT are not resistant.