Evaluation of a Medical Grade Thermoplastic Polyurethane for the Manufacture of an Implantable Medical Device: The Impact of FDM 3D-Printing and Gamma Sterilization

• Main Authors: Marie-Stella M'Bengue (Author), Thomas Mesnard (Author), Feng Chai (Author), Mickaël Maton (Author), Valérie Gaucher (Author), Nicolas Tabary (Author), Maria-José (Author), Jonathan Sobocinski (Author), Bernard Martel (Author), Nicolas Blanchemain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Three-dimensional printing (3DP) of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is gaining interest in the medical industry thanks to the combination of tunable properties that TPU exhibits and the possibilities that 3DP processes offer concerning precision, time, and cost of fabrication. We investigated the i...