Applications of Polymers and Plastics in Medical Devices: Design, Manufacture, and Performance (Plastics Design Library) - Softcover

Ashter, Syed Ali

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128209801 ISBN 13: 9780128209806

Publisher: William Andrew, 2022

Synopsis

Applications of Polymers and Plastics in Medical Devices: Design, Manufacture, and Performance is 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 suppliers
• Reviews regulatory requirements of the FDA and other global agencies, as well as considering quality control and socioeconomic factors
• Includes the latest advances in plastics for medical devices, such as novel applications, use of bio-based polymers, and processing of reusable medical devices

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Syed Ali Ashter is the Founder of Ashter Enterprise, LLC, a material evaluation, product development and quality compliance consulting company, which he founded in 2020. He also works as a Senior Engineering Specialist at B. Braun Medical Inc. in Irvine California. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Society of Plastics Engineer’s Medical Plastics Division (MPD) since 2012. Recently, he has completed 2-year term as the chair of the Medical Plastics Division. He has authored four Plastics Engineering books in the Plastics Design Library Handbook Series.

From the Back Cover

Applications of Polymers and Plastics in Medical Devices: Design, Manufacture, and Performance is a comprehensive guide to plastic materials for medical devices, covering fundamentals, materials, applications, and regulatory requirements.

The book begins by introducing the role of plastics in medical devices, socio-economic factors, and classification of medical devices. The next section focuses on materials selection for the construction of devices and presents detailed coverage of properties, characteristics, performance, medical grades, and suppliers, of polymer materials, which are categorized by performance level. Manufacturing processes for device components are explained, 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. The final part of the book brings together comprehensive information on the role of regulatory requirements and other key factors, such as quality control, re-processing of re-usable medical devices, and future directions of medical devices.

This is an essential resource for engineers, R&D, and other professionals working on plastics for medical devices, across 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: William Andrew
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128209801
• ISBN 13: 9780128209806
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304