title: Surface analysis of packaging materials. Part II.
abstract: The surfaces of medical device packaging can affect critical characteristics of the enclosed devices, such as biocompatibility and sterility. Techniques to evaluate surface modification and contamination in packaging applications are described in the second part of this two-part article.
authors.affiliation: CSMA Ltd., Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D004866:Equipment Contamination; D004869:Equipment Safety; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D019064:Product Packaging / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors