Effects of Operating Conditions during Three-Layered Polymeric Balloon Catheter Extrusion

Figure 14

Diameter change rates ((a) outer and (b) inner diameter) and wall thickness change rates ((c) outer layer, (d) middle layer, and (e) inner layer wall thicknesses) of three-layered balloon catheters as a function of screw speed of the inner layer extruder.

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