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THE WATER VAPOUR PERMEABILITY OF THE PLASTIC ENCAPSULATION OF IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC PACEMAKERS AND ITS EFFECTS
Author(s) -
Wickham G. G.,
Cartmill T. B.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb50465.x
Subject(s) - encapsulation (networking) , materials science , water vapor , longevity , chemistry , medicine , computer science , gerontology , computer network , organic chemistry
The plastic encapsulation of implantable cardiac pacemakers is permeable to water vapour, with a resultant degradation of reliability and longevity. The physics involved are discussed and the effects described. A solution is proposed.