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Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry

Medical Plastics and Biomaterials

May/June 1998
Selected Contents




METALLIC BIOMATERIALS:
Novel Electrochemical Techniques for Analysis of Metallic Biomaterials Surfaces

by Jeremy L. Gilbert

Techniques for gathering detailed, quantitative information on surface electrochemical and mechanical properties.


MATERIALS TESTING:
Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking of Medical Plastics

by Eric J. Moskala and Melanie Jones

The critical components of stress cracking are the chemical environment, the plastic, and the tensile stress.


TECHNICAL PAPER SERIES:
The Effect of Extrusion and Blow Molding Parameters on Angioplasty Balloon Production

by Knut Sauerteig and Michael Giese

Can designers achieve specific balloon characteristics by manipulating conditions during extrusion?


TECHNICAL PAPER SERIES:
Isothermal Microcalorimetry: A New Tool for Biomaterials Research

by A. U. (Dan) Daniels, Steven J. Charlebois, and Edwin A. Lewis

A sensitive new technology for detecting material degradation and the metabolic response of cells to materials.


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