title: In search of useful data on medical plastics.
abstract: When starting to design a medical product, designers will often need more information than merely the material properties shown on a data sheet. This article looks at the pitfalls of relying too heavily on what is effectively a summary generated from perfectly moulded test bars.
authors.affiliation: John Hockey Associates, Dunstable, UK. jhockey@btconnect.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hockey
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D004282:Documentation; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D010969:Plastics / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D010969:Plastics