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Update on medical plasticised PVC [electronic resource] / Xiaobin Zhao, James M. Courtney.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zhao, Xiaobin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Polyvinyl chloride--Technological innovations.
- Polyvinyl chloride.
- Plasticizers.
- Polyvinyl chloride--Environmental aspects.
- Blood--Collection and preservation--Safety measures.
- Blood.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (122 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Shawbury, U.K. : Smithers Rapra, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) is the most versatile of all the commodity polymers. It can satisfy a wide range of product function, safety, performance, and cost criteria. This book considers the history of plasticised PVC in medical applications and the manufacturing and processing of plasticised PVC together with its properties are reviewed. The selection of plasticisers is a particular focus. In Chapters 4 and 5, and the blood compatibility of plasticised PVC is examined, based on the most recent information. The regulatory requirements and environment concerns over the leaching of plasticiser
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Table of Contents; Executive summary; 1 Brief history of the medical applications of plasticised PVC; 2 PVC-P formulation; 3 Properties of PVC-P; 4 PVC-P as a biomaterial; 5 Blood compatibility of PVC-P; 6 Modification of PVC-P surface for improved blood compatibility; 7 Future perspectives; Abbreviations; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-84735-209-X
- OCLC:
- 705526735
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