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

Figure 8

Diameter change rates ((a) outer and (b) inner diameters) 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 air injection volume rate.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)