The Medical Device R&D Handbook
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The Medical Device R&D Handbook

Theodore R. Kucklick, Theodore R. Kucklick

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The Medical Device R&D Handbook

Theodore R. Kucklick, Theodore R. Kucklick

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Exploring the practical, entrepreneurial, and historical aspects of medical device development, this second edition of The Medical Device R&D Handbook provides a how-to guide for medical device product development. The book offers knowledge of practical skills such as prototyping, plastics selection, and catheter construction, allowing designer

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9781439811955
Edition
2
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Biotechnology in Medicine
3
1
Introduction 
to 
Medical 
Plastics
Theodore 
R. 
Kucklick
CONTENTS
Biocompatibility 
........................................................................................................
5
Biomaterials 
Availability
............................................................................................
5
Materials 
Performance 
...............................................................................................
6
Processability 
.............................................................................................................
6
What 
Is 
a 
Polymer? 
....................................................................................................
7
Basics: 
Thermoplastic 
and 
Thermosets
......................................................................
7
Cross-Linked 
Thermoplastics 
....................................................................................
7
What 
Is 
a 
Medical-Grade 
Plastic?
..............................................................................
8
Finding 
Plastics 
..........................................................................................................
9
Plastics 
for 
Machining 
...............................................................................................
9
Plastics 
for 
Processing 
by 
Machining 
......................................................................
11
Acrylonitrile–Butadiene–Styrene
........................................................................
11
Acrylic 
.................................................................................................................
11
Polyvinylchloride 
................................................................................................
12
Polycarbonate 
......................................................................................................
12
Polypropylene 
.....................................................................................................
13
Polyethelene 
........................................................................................................
13
Acetal 
..................................................................................................................
14
Nylon 
(Polyamide) 
..............................................................................................
14
Fluorinated 
Ethylene 
Propylene 
..........................................................................
15
High-Performance 
Engineering 
Plastics 
for 
Machining 
..........................................
15
Ultem
ÂŽ
Polyetherimide 
.......................................................................................
15
PEEK™ 
..............................................................................................................
15
PTFE 
(Teflon
ÂŽ
) 
....................................................................................................
16
Polysulfone 
and 
Polyphenylsulfone 
....................................................................
16
Polyimide 
Rod 
and 
Sheet 
(Vespel
ÂŽ
, 
Kapton
ÂŽ
) 
...............................................
17
Injection-Molded 
and 
Extruded 
Plastics 
.............................................................
17
Considerations 
................................................................................................
17
Commodity 
Plastics 
.................................................................................................
18
ABS 
.....................................................................................................................
18
PC/ABS 
..........................................................................................................
18
Acrylic 
............................................................................................................
19
Polycarbonate 
.................................................................................................
19

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