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Polypropylene
Polypropylene
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).