Open AccessThe use of polymer materials for medical applications
Author(s) -
D. M. Los,
В. М. Шаповалов,
С. В. Зотов
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
problemy zdorovʹâ i èkologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-6011
pISSN - 2220-0967
DOI - 10.51523/2708-6011.2020-17-2-1
Subject(s) - polymer , clinical practice , medical practice , medical care , set (abstract data type) , intensive care medicine , medicine , materials science , biochemical engineering , surgery , polymer science , computer science , engineering , composite material , physical therapy , nursing , programming language
The article analyzes the use of polymer materials for solving problems of theoretical and practical medicine. The effectiveness of the use of polymers in reconstructive cardiac surgery, radiation therapy, etc. has been shown. The basic requirements set for polymers and composites for medical devices have been identified. The most important criterion for the selection of polymers is the safety of their use in clinical practice and their ability to biodegrade when they enter a living organism along the usual metabolic pathways in the absence of inflammatory and allergic reactions of surrounding tissues during longterm followup care.