Plastics in Medical Devices: Properties, Requirements, and Applications

Plastics in Medical Devices: Properties, Requirements, and Applications is a comprehensive overview of the main types of plastics used in medical device applications, focusing on the applications and properties that are most important in medical device design, such as chemical resistance, sterilization capability and biocompatibility. The roles of additives, stabilizers, and fillers as well as the synthesis and production of polymers are covered and backed up with a wealth of data tables. The book also covers other key aspects in detail, including regulations, compliance, purchasing controls and supplier controls, and process validation.

This new Third Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated with regard to new plastic materials, applications and requirements, covering global regulations including the incoming EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR), and includes two new chapters covering the latest advances in materials for coatings, adhesives, and 3D printing in a medical device context, and risk management and biocompatibility.

This is a valuable resource for engineers, scientists, and managers involved in the design and manufacture of medical devices, or working in the development of materials for use in medical device manufacture, as well as other professionals involved in medical devices, clinical use, compliance, or supply chain, and across the plastics industry. This is also of interest to researchers and advanced students involved in medical plastics, materials for medical applications, and plastics engineering.