The Effect of Sterilization on Plastics and Elastomers / Edition 3

by Laurence W. McKeen

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455725984
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	09/24/2012
Series:	Plastics Design Library
Edition description:	3rd Revised ed.
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Sterilization Processes
2. Introduction to Plastics and Polymers
3. Properties of Plastics
4. Markets and Applications for Plastics requiring sterilization
5. Styrene-based Plastics
6. Polyesters
7. Polyimides
8. Polyamides (Nylons)
9. Polyolefins, Polyvinyls & Acrylics
10. Fluoropolymers
11. High Temperature/High Performance Polymers
12. Elastomers and rubbers
13. Environmentally friendly polymers (biosource and biodegradable)

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Critical, up-to-date data on the effect of sterilization on plastics and elastomers in a range of applications, including medical and food-contact applications