Dual functional ionic liquids as plasticizers and antimicrobial agents for medical polymers
PVC accounts for more than 25% of the plastics used in medical devices, with medical tubing, such as that used in catheters and endotraechal the major applications. PVC is often plasticized using phthalate esters, but this group of plasticizers is environmentally contentious and there is evidence to...
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Queen's University Belfast
2012
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579684 |