tyvek® medical and pharmaceutical packaging provides durability, compatibility with a wide range of sterilization methods, and the highest microbial barrier of any breathable sterile packaging material. it provides tear resistance, durability, breathability and superior microbial barrier to make sterile packaging which helps ensure medical devices that start sterile, stay sterile throughout their lifecycle. unlike medicalgrade papers and films, tyvek® is compatible with all of the most commonly used sterilization methods, including ethylene oxide eo, gamma, electronbeam, steam under controlled conditions and low temperature oxidative sterilization.