Applications of polymers and plastics in medical devices : design, manufacture, and performance / Syed Ali Ashter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ashter, Syed Ali, author.

Series:

PDL handbook series.

PDL handbook series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polymers in medicine.

Plastics in medicine.

Equipment Design.

Medical Device Legislation.

Polymers.

Medical Subjects:

Equipment Design.

Medical Device Legislation.

Polymers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 288 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Elsevier Science & Technology 2022

Summary:

Applications of Polymers and Plastics in Medical Devices: Design, Manufacture, and Performance is a comprehensive guide to plastic materials for medical devices, covering fundamentals, materials, applications and regulatory requirements. Sections cover the role of plastics in medical devices, socioeconomic factors, the classification of medical devices. The performance of, medical grades and suppliers of polymer materials, which are categorized by performance level are also explored, along with manufacturing processes for device components, including extrusion, casting, injection molding and assembly processes. The book then covers applications in detail, examining each device and the role that polymers and plastics play in its construction and function.

Contents:

Front Cover APPLICATIONS OF POLYMERS AND PLASTICS IN MEDICAL DEVICES PLASTICS DESIGN LIBRARY (PDL) PDL HANDBOOK SERIES APPLICATIONS OF POLYMERS AND PLASTICS IN MEDICAL DEVICESDESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND PERFORMANCE Biography One - Introduction to polymers and plastics for medical devices Two - Classification of medical devices Three - Selection of materials for construction of medical devices Four - Classification of plastics and elastomers used in medical devices Five - Low performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices Six - Medium-performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices Seven - High-performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices Eight - Plastics fabrication techniques Nine - Plastic medical device manufacturing processes Ten - Therapeutic applications of medical devices Eleven - Applications of biobased polymers in medical devices Twelve - Regulatory requirements for medical devices Thirteen - Market trends and global sourcing of medical devices Fourteen - Reprocessing of reusable medical devices Fifteen - Economics and future direction of medical devices Back Cover

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 19, 2023)

Other Format:

Print version: Ashter, Syed Ali Applications of Polymers and Plastics in Medical Devices

ISBN:

9780128217382

0128217383

OCLC:

1305062584