Medical Plastics and Biomaterials
Featuring in-depth articles by industry experts, Medical Plastics and Biomaterials helps its readers evaluate, select, test, and process the full range of plastics and other biomaterials (ceramics, metals, composites, biologics) used in manufacturing and packaging medical products.Features in Medical Plastics and Biomaterials include detailed, practical information on materials characteristics and procurement; biocompatibility; processing technologies and equipment; testing; environmental concerns; and certain legal, regulatory, and marketplace developments as they relate specifically to materials issues facing the medical device industry.
January/February 1997 Selected Contents
TESTING
Measuring Residual Stress In Transparent Plastics
by Alex S. Redner and Barbara R. Hoffman
methods and equipment for monitoring, identifying, and fixing stresses before parts fail.
MATERIALS:
Thermoplastic Vulcanizates in Medical Applications
by Nancy L. Boschert
TPVs can offer real benefits to device designers in the areas of biocompatibility and cost reduction.
TECHNICAL PAPER SERIES:
Clear, Radiation-Tolerant, Autoclavable Polypropylene
by Robert C. Portnoy
A series of experiments results in blends of polypropylene and metallocene catalyst-derived polymers that provide novel combinations of properties.
TECHNICAL PAPER SERIES:
The Effect of Gamma Sterilization on Glass-Reinforced and Lubricated Thermoplastics
by Joshua E. McIlvaine
How does high-energy irradiation influence the color and mechanical properties of specialty filled resins?
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