{"product_id":"applications-of-polymers-and-plastics-in-medical-devices-design-manufacture-and-performance-paperback-9780128209806","title":"Applications of Polymers and Plastics in Medical Devices; Design, Manufacture, and Performance (Paperback) 9780128209806","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eApplications of Polymers and Plastics in Medical Devices\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDesign, Manufacture, and Performance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA thorough, one-stop reference for the selection, preparation and application of polymers and plastics for use in medical devices\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSyed Ali Ashter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780128209806, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 15 March 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 230 illustrations (30 in full color)\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eApplications of Polymers and Plastics in Medical Devices: Design, Manufacture, and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis is an essential resource for engineers, R\u0026amp;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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction to polymers and plastics for medical devices 2. Classification of medical devices 3. Selection of materials for construction of medical devices 4. Classifications of plastics and elastomers used in medical devices  5. Low performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices 6. Medium performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices 7. High performance demand plastics and elastomers for medical devices 8. Plastics Fabrication Techniques 9. Manufacturing of plastics medical device components 10. Therapeutic applications of medical devices 11. Applications of biobased polymers in medical devices 12. Regulatory requirements for medical devices 13. Market Trends and Global Sourcing of Medical Devices 14. Reprocessing of reusable medical devices 15. Economics and future direction of Medical Devices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Materials science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Materials science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Materials%20science%20%5BTGM%5D%22\"\u003eTGM\u003c\/a\u003e], Plastics \u0026amp; polymers technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Plastics \u0026amp; polymers technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Plastics%20\u0026amp;%20polymers%20technology%20%5BTDCP%5D%22\"\u003eTDCP\u003c\/a\u003e], Physical chemistry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physical chemistry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physical%20chemistry%20%5BPNR%5D%22\"\u003ePNR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"William Andrew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46650258325784,"sku":"9780128209806","price":149.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780128209806.jpg?v=1694107110","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/applications-of-polymers-and-plastics-in-medical-devices-design-manufacture-and-performance-paperback-9780128209806","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}