The Effect of Sterilization on Plastics and Elastomers

3. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4557-2598-4
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 1070 g

This reference guide brings together a wide range of essential data on the sterilization of plastics and elastomers, enabling engineers to make optimal material choices and design decisions. The data tables in this book enable engineers and scientists to select the right materials, and right sterilization method for a given product or application.

The third edition includes new text chapters that provide the underpinning knowledge required to make best use of the data. Larry McKeen has also added detailed descriptions of sterilization methods for most common polymer classes such as polyolefins, polyamides, polyesters, elastomers, fluoropolymers, biodegradable plastics. Data has been updated throughout, with expanded information on newer classes of polymer utilized in medical devices and sterile packaging, such as UHMWPE, high temperature plastics (PEEK, PES, PPS, etc.), PBT, PETG, etc. The resulting Handbook is an essential reference for Plastics Engineers, Materials Scientists and Chemists working in contexts where sterilization is required, such as food packaging, pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices.

Zielgruppe

Plastics engineers, product designers, packaging engineers and materials scientists.
Medical device and packaging designers and users; polymer and coatings chemists; producers and users of sterile packaging products and medical devices.
Sectors: food, beverage and pharmaceutical packaging; medical devices; chemical processing; agriculture; defense.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McKeen, Laurence W.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Kunststoffe und Polymere
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Polymerwerkstoffe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie Polymerchemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction to Sterilization Processes

- Introduction to Plastics and Polymers

- Properties of Plastics

- Markets and Applications for Plastics requiring sterilization

- Styrene-based Plastics

- Polyesters

- Polyimides

- Polyamides (Nylons)

- Polyolefins, Polyvinyls & Acrylics

- Fluoropolymers

- High Temperature/High Performance Polymers

- Elastomers and rubbers

- Environmentally friendly polymers (biosource and biodegradable)

Appendices

Über Autor(innen)

McKeen, Laurence W.
Larry McKeen has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin and worked for DuPont Fluoroproducts from 1978-2014. As a Senior Research Associate (Chemist), he was responsible for new product development including application technology and product optimization for particular end-uses, and product testing. He retired from DuPont at the end of 2014 and is currently a consultant.