Choosing the correct materials for medical syringes.
The choice of the correct material for medical syringes is determined by the requirements demanded by users and manufacturers.  New advances are making it easier to meet these requirements and leading to higher quality products with increased reliability.  In this article, the author looks at the requirements of a good medical syringe and discusses the latest developments in polyolefins.  Recent improvements are illustrated in a comparative study of glass, and polypropylene and polyethylene.
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Neste Chemicals, Brussels, Belgium.
D004867:Equipment Design; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011126:Polypropylenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013594:Syringes