Medical plastics : degradation resistance & failure analysis

• Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science (firma), Society of Plastics Engineers, Plastics Design Library
• Other Authors: Portnoy, Robert C. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Brookfield : Society of Plastics Engineers ; Plastics Design Library, 1998
• Subjects: degradace materiálů; zkoušení materiálů; plasty; polymerní materiály; lékařství; zdravotnický materiál; materials degradation; material testing; plastics; polymer materials; medicine; sanitary material; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781884207600
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (iv, 214 stran) : ilustrace

The introductory chapter gives an overview of the medical applications of plastics and the specific performance requirements they need to meet. The following chapters discuss various degrading environments and their effects, including environmental stress cracking, effect of body liquids, effect of...