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

Figure 6

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 pulling speed.

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