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Handbook of polymer applications in medicine and medical devices /

While the prevalence of plastics and elastomers in medical devices is now quite well known, there is less information available covering the use of medical devices and the applications of polymers beyond medical devices, such as in hydrogels, biopolymers and silicones beyond enhancement applications...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Modjarrad, Kayvon (Editor), Ebnesajjad, Sina (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Elsevier/William Andrew, 2014.
Series:PDL handbook series.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Kayvon Modjarrad
  • Application of plastics in medical devices and equipment / Len Czuba
  • Plastics used in medical devices / Laurence W. McKeen
  • Polymeric biomaterials / Roberto Benson
  • Biofilms, biomaterials, and device-related infections / Sandeep Kathju
  • Adhesives for medical and dental applications / Sina Ebnesajjad
  • Silicones / Jim Curtis
  • Review of research in cardiovascular devices / Zbigniew Nawrat
  • Endotracheal tube and respiratory care / Jeffrey P. Keck Jr.
  • Applications of polyaryletheretherketone in spinal implants: fusion and motion preservation / Steven M. Kurtz
  • Microbubble applications in biomedicine / John R. Eisenbrey
  • Hydrogels in regenerative medicine / David F. Williams
  • Biodegradable polymers / Joachim Kohn
  • Regulations for medical devices and application to plastics suppliers: history and overview / Vinny R. Sastri.