Poly(vinyl chloride) and poly(e-caprolactone) blends for medical use

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-190

  Rusu, Mihai ^a   Ursu, Mihaela ^a   Rusu, Daniela ^b  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^b GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Extraction behavior in different medical media; Plasticizer loss; Plasticizers; poly(" caprolactone) (PCL); Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; EXTRACTION; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PLASTICIZERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

EXTRACTION BEHAVIOR IN DIFFERENT MEDICAL MEDIA; EXTRACTION RISKS; PLASTICIZER LOSSES; POLY-CAPROLACTONE (PCL);

POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

EID: 33646680037     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705706056463     Document Type: Article

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