TY - BOOK ID - 8576903 TI - Durability and reliability of medical polymers AU - Jenkins, Mike AU - Stamboulis, Artemis PY - 2012 VL - no. 44 SN - 20499485 SN - 0857096516 1845699297 9780857096517 9781845699291 PB - Cambridge, UK Philadelphia, PA Woodhead Pub. DB - UniCat KW - Polymers in medicine. KW - Polymers. KW - Polymers in medicine KW - Equipment and Supplies KW - Biomedical and Dental Materials KW - Investigative Techniques KW - Macromolecular Substances KW - Chemicals and Drugs KW - Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment KW - Manufactured Materials KW - Technology, Industry, and Agriculture KW - Technology, Industry, Agriculture KW - Durable Medical Equipment KW - Polymers KW - Equipment Failure KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Biomedical Engineering KW - Biomedical polymers KW - Medical polymers KW - Biomedical materials KW - Medical instruments and apparatus UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8576903 AB - Given the widespread use of polymers in medical devices, the durability and reliability of this material in use is an area of critical importance. Durability and reliability of medical polymers reviews the performance of both bioresorbable and non-bioresorbable medical polymers.Part one provides a review of the types and properties of bioresorbable medical polymers. The effect of molecular structure on properties is discussed, along with the processing of bioresorbable and other polymers for medical applications. Transport phenomena and the degradation of bioresorbable medical polymers ER -