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Applications of Polymers and Plastics in Medical Devices: Design, Manufacture, and Performanceis 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. This is an essential resource for engineers, R&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. Offers systematic coverage of the major classes of polymers used in medical devices, including properties, characteristics, performance, medical grades and suppliersReviews regulatory requirements of the FDA and other global agencies, as well as considering quality control and socioeconomic factorsIncludes the latest advances in plastics for medical devices, such as novel applications, use of bio-based polymers, and processing of reusable medical devices | Applications Of Polymers And Plastics In Medical Devices by Syed Ali Ashter, Paperback | Indigo Chapters