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.
This is an essential resource for engineers, R&D, and other professionals working on plastics for medical devices and those in the plastics industry, medical device manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, packaging and biotechnology. In an academic setting, this book is of interest to researchers and advanced students in medical plastics, plastics engineering, polymer science, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and materials science.
1. Chapter One : Introduction to polymers and plastics for medical devices - p. Page xi 2. Chapter Two : Classification of medical devices - p. Page 22 3. Chapter Three : Selection of materials for construction of medical devices - p. Page 42 4. Chapter Four : Classification of plastics and elastomers used in medical devices - p. Page 63 5. Chapter Five : Low performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices - p. Page 77 6. Chapter Six : Medium-performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices - p. Page 89 7. Chapter Seven : High-performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices - p. Page 102 8. Chapter Eight : Plastics fabrication techniques - p. Page 126 9. Chapter Nine : Plastic medical device manufacturing processes - p. Page 144 10. Chapter Ten : Therapeutic applications of medical devices - p. Page 162 11. Chapter Eleven : Applications of biobased polymers in medical devices - p. Page 203 12. Chapter Twelve : Regulatory requirements for medical devices - p. Page 219 13. Chapter Thirteen : Market trends and global sourcing of medical devices - p. Page 239 14. Chapter Fourteen : Reprocessing of reusable medical devices - p. Page 248 15. Chapter Fifteen : Economics and future direction of medical devices - p. Page 259 16. Index - p. Page 274
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.
This is an essential resource for engineers, R&D, and other professionals working on plastics for medical devices and those in the plastics industry, medical device manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, packaging and biotechnology. In an academic setting, this book is of interest to researchers and advanced students in medical plastics, plastics engineering, polymer science, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and materials science.
1. Chapter One : Introduction to polymers and plastics for medical devices - p. Page xi 2. Chapter Two : Classification of medical devices - p. Page 22 3. Chapter Three : Selection of materials for construction of medical devices - p. Page 42 4. Chapter Four : Classification of plastics and elastomers used in medical devices - p. Page 63 5. Chapter Five : Low performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices - p. Page 77 6. Chapter Six : Medium-performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices - p. Page 89 7. Chapter Seven : High-performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices - p. Page 102 8. Chapter Eight : Plastics fabrication techniques - p. Page 126 9. Chapter Nine : Plastic medical device manufacturing processes - p. Page 144 10. Chapter Ten : Therapeutic applications of medical devices - p. Page 162 11. Chapter Eleven : Applications of biobased polymers in medical devices - p. Page 203 12. Chapter Twelve : Regulatory requirements for medical devices - p. Page 219 13. Chapter Thirteen : Market trends and global sourcing of medical devices - p. Page 239 14. Chapter Fourteen : Reprocessing of reusable medical devices - p. Page 248 15. Chapter Fifteen : Economics and future direction of medical devices - p. Page 259 16. Index - p. Page 274
