Books
 The Role of Poly(Vinyl Chloride) in
Healthcare
Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) is the most widely used polymer in
today's healthcare market. It is still the polymer of choice for
single use presterilised medical devices after more than 50 years
of service and it continues to dominate in cost-performance
terms.
PVC has key properties which have encouraged increased
consumption year on year, despite adverse media coverage relating
to possible health and environmental effects.
Attempts have been made to displace PVC, particularly with the
development of new polymeric materials prepared using metallocene
catalysts. This book examines the role of PVC in healthcare in
detail and includes the following sections:
- Global market size, composition, value and future trends
- Benefits of PVC for healthcare
- Composition and property profile for flexible and rigid PVC
compounds
- Toxicology, biocompatibility and regulatory status of PVC
medical compounds
- PVC medical device application fields
- Processing and fabrication
- Sterilisation of PVC based medical devices
- Environmental issues - real and perceived
- Recent advances in PVC medical compound technology
- Key barriers to PVC replacement
The author, Colin Blass of Polytec Innovations Limited, has many
years of experience of working with PVC. In his role as Honorary
Lecturer at Strathclyde University, he has produced several papers
on the subject of leaching of plasticisers from PVC, and
plasticiser substitution. In this book he ably describes the pros
and cons of PVC in its application in healthcare.
This book will prove a mine of useful and practical information
for healthcare professionals, medical device manufacturers and
medical polymer producers. A short bibliography provides access to
further sources of information.
Format: A5, perfect bound, soft-backed, 137 pages ISBN:
1-85957-258-8 Price: £45 /US$72 /Euro76.50 (plus postage and
packaging).
Available from Rapra Technology Ltd, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, SY4
4NR, United Kingdom
Web site: www.rapra.net
E-mail: Shumphreys@rapra.net
Telephone: 0044 1939-252429, Fax: 0044 1939-251118
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