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sharma asks...
My name is sharma and I am a student at the university of southampton. I am currently working on a project where I am building the instruments used during the knee replacement procedure. I have identified few plastic as the material i will use for the instrumentation equipments. I wanted to know if you could provide with information on the recyclable, bio degradation and sustainability of the following plastics
Nylon 6,6
Polycarbonate
Polyester (thermoset)
Polyetheretheketone (PEEK)
Polyethylene (High density)
Polyethylene (Ultrahigh molecular weight)
Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)
Polypropylene (PP)
Polystyrene (PS)
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)
thanks for your help
sharma