Plastics in medical devices : properties, requirements, and applications /
Plastics in Medical Devices is a comprehensive overview of the main types of plastics used in medical device applications. It focuses on the applications and properties that are most important in medical device design, such as chemical resistance, sterilization capability and biocompatibility. The r...
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Elsevier/William Andrew,
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Publisher Address: | Amsterdam : |
Publication Dates: | [2014] |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Plastics Design Library (PDL). PDL handbook series
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Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781455732012 |
Summary: |
Plastics in Medical Devices is a comprehensive overview of the main types of plastics used in medical device applications. It focuses on the applications and properties that are most important in medical device design, such as chemical resistance, sterilization capability and biocompatibility. The roles of additives, stabilizers, and fillers as well as the synthesis and production of polymers are covered and backed up with a wealth of data tables. Since the first edition the rate of advancement of materials technology has been constantly increasing. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvii, 305 pages .). |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
0323265634 9780323265638 |
Index Number: | R857 |
CLC: | R318.08 |
Contents: |
Mach. Note continued: 9.2.3. Chemical Resistance of Styrenics -- 9.2.4. Sterilization of Styrenics -- 9.2.5. Styrenics Biocompatibility -- 9.2.6. Joining and Welding of Styrenics -- 9.2.7. Styrenics -- Applications -- 9.3. Silicones -- 9.3.1. Silicone Production -- 9.3.2. Properties of Silicones -- 9.3.3. Chemical Resistance of Silicones -- 9.3.4. Sterilization of Silicones -- 9.3.5. Silicone Biocompatibility -- 9.3.6. Joining and Welding of Silicones -- 9.3.7. Silicones -- Applications -- 9.4. Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) -- 9.4.1. Thermoplastic Elastomer Production -- 9.4.2. Thermoplastic Ela |