Medical Plastics and Biomaterials
January/February 1998
Selected Contents
TEXTILES:
Medical Textile Structures: An Overview
by Bhupender S. Gupta
A review of fibers and fabrics, material performance principles, and current research in medical textiles.
ADHESIVES:
The Fundamentals of Selecting Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives
by Donald V. Varanese
Choosing a PSA requires knowledge about the needs of both converter and end-user.
TECHNICAL PAPER SERIES:
Strain and Short-Term Creep Behavior of Thermoplastics in a Luer Taper Fitting Application
by Joseph Lane and Delbert C. Miller
An experiment compares the performance of four different medical-grade thermoplastics used in molded luer locks.
TECHNICAL PAPER SERIES:
Correlations between Gas Permeation and Free-Volume Hole Properties of Medical-Grade Polyesters
by Hsinjin E. Yang and Y. C. Jean
How a new spectroscopic technique sheds light on the gas-permeation and barrier characteristics of polyesters and copolyesters.
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