title: A stain on the stainless? The role of steels in the new age.
abstract: Some recent events have suggested that the best days of steels have gone and that disposable plastics would be better for many applications. Although it cannot be denied that plastics have taken over many of the roles of steel during the last few decades and will, quite rightly, continue to do so in certain areas, this article argues the case for proper consideration for steels in other areas, where their properties are still of the greatest relevance.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Engineering Department, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008669:Metallurgy / Q000639:trends; D013232:Steel; D013242:Sterilization / Q000639:trends*; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000009:adverse effects; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D013232:Steel