Failure of an epidural catheter

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1805-1815

  Lewis, Peter R ^a   Gagg, Colin ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catheter; Degradation; Failure; Polymer

Indexed keywords

CHAIN OXIDATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAILURE; FTIR MICROSCOPY; MEDICAL DEVICES; PRODUCT FUNCTIONS; SPINAL FLUIDS; UV DEGRADATION;

CATHETERS; DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERS;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 67349196025     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2008.08.024     Document Type: Article

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