title: Trends in silicone tubing.
abstract: Silicone is the material of choice for many new applications. Those examined here include drug delivery and peristaltic pumps, pacemaker leads and tubing used in minimally invasive surgery and to deliver high pressure gases and liquids.
authors.affiliation: Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI 48686-0994, USA. don.jahn@dowcorning.com
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jahn
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000639:trends*; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods*; D012828:Silicones / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D012828:Silicones