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Polypropylene is used for making heart valve structures and utilized in making tubing’s and

housings for blood supply. They are also utilized in production of blood bags to store blood

Polyurethanes polymer used in wide range of cardiovascular medical device ranging from central
venous catheter to the total artificial heart.

Biomaterials are made as a structure or device or a material that are used for repairing a tissue or
using as an implantable material for the desired applications 

Poly (ethylene terephthalate) and poly (tetrafluoroethylene) used for prosthetic heart valves,
catheters, heart assist devices, hemodialyzers, synthetic vascular implants and stents

Stainless steel and lead used to make a pacemaker which is implanted in our body used to treat
heart that beat slower than the normal range of beating. In addition to cobalt-based alloys,
tantalum, niobium, titanium, niobium alloys used for making Implantable cardioverter
defibrillators (ICD).

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