Circularity of Polymers Used in Hospitals: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Solutions
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Abstract
Abstract Polymers are applied extensively in the healthcare sector and enable a variety of different applications. In addition to packaging and personal protective equipment, a large number of medical devices are also coated with or consist of polymers. Today's medicine is therefore inconceivable without these materials. However, the huge challenge is to design these polymers more sustainable and to find new possibilities for the future of medicine with polymers. This study therefore highlights potential ways, in how polymers applied in the healthcare sector and in particular in hospitals can be utilized in a circular manner, but also indicates what risks and challenges this entails.
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OpenAlex topics: biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
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Affiliations
Institute for Infection Diseases and Infection Control University Hospital Jena Am Klinikum 1 07747 Jena Germany
Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC) Friedrich Schiller University Jena Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM) Friedrich Schiller University Jena Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
Department of Polymer Engineering University of Bayreuth Universitätsstr. 30 95447 Bayreuth Germany
Neue Materialien Bayreuth GmbH Gottlieb‐Keim‐Str. 60 95448 Bayreuth Germany
Funding
Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
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