Medical Plastics Sustainability Insights
Sustainability Insights
Q&A: Transforming the future landscape of supply chains
Shortly after it was announced that Essentium would acquire Atlantic Coastal, Medical Plastics News caught up with Blake Teipel, Ph.D., CEO of Essentium. Read more
22 Mar 2022
Busting the myth: Going green and nuance surrounding “single-use”
Ian Bolland spoke to Anna-Maria Bertasa, global market manager – healthcare, Solvay, about navigating the pandemic and the focus on sustainability in the medical plastics sector. Read more
4 Mar 2022
Prioritise, manage, and reduce
Holly Gamage, senior director of Clean Earth’s Fullcircle Business advises how medical plastics companies can become more sustainable and improve brand protection. Read more
16 Dec 2021
Healthcare at the forefront of innovation in alternative plastics
Report from the European Patents Office shows that Europe and US together account for 60% of patenting activity worldwide related to plastic recycling and bioplastic technologies. Read more
20 Oct 2021
From bioplastics to bioproducts
Roberto Valenti, head of materials development at Bormioli Pharma, discusses how the company’s support of a circular economy coupled with its approach to innovation has taken it from simply offering bioplastics to developing bioproducts. Read more
17 Sep 2021
Flexible energy models a priority for UK manufacturers post-COVID
Chris Rason, MD of Aggreko UK says removing the concern of lengthy commitments and outdated technology, will better equip the UK manufacturing sector to accomplish a post-pandemic recovery. Read more
3 Jun 2021
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Intertronics highlights new autoclave resistant medical device adhesive
Adhesives supplier Intertronics now offers Dymax MD 1040-M, a new versatile autoclave resistant medical device adhesive, coating, and encapsulant. Read more
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Lab-On-Chip devices: materials considerations
Material selection and testing can often be one of the critical challenges to developing microfluidic devices for the healthcare and life sciences markets. Read more
28 Sep 2022
DoubleCHEK this out: prevents feeding tubes being misplaced in the lungs
Read about the medical device that reduces the chance of feeding tubes being misplaced into the lungs. George Gallagher, the founder and CEO of Enteral Access Technologies, explains how the device works and why it’s so important. Read more
23 Sep 2022
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This is gold: gold nanoparticles in diagnostic innovation
Megan Muroski, PhD, senior product manager, life science business of Merck, shares how Gold nanoparticles continue to offer promise in diagnostic innovation. Read more
23 Sep 2022
In tune with the times
Marfran, producer of TPE/TPO compounds for food contact and medical use, shares its focus for the present as well as for the future. Read more
22 Sep 2022
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Silicone swelling fluids help medical designers make a connection
Jay Tourigny, senior vice president at MicroCare Medical, explains why silicone swelling fluids help medical designers to make a connection. Read more
22 Sep 2022
Why having end-to-end DHR is crucial - and what it looks like
Brian Curran, SVP manufacturing excellence success, MasterControl, writes about why medical device and diagnostics manufacturers would benefit from eDHRs. Read more
21 Jun 2022
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A holistic approach to adhesives in medical device assembly
Peter Swanson, managing director of adhesives specialist Intertronics, explains the considerations when designing light curing adhesives into a medical device assembly. Read more
18 May 2022
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Expert insight into medical plastics and micro moulding
Vincent Hua from Tsinfa gave Medical Plastics News their expert opinion on micro moulding and medical plastics. Read more
31 Mar 2022
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Fighting pharma fakes using injection moulding techniques
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag explains how using thin wall moulding to apply the latest injection moulding precision techniques to step up their fight against pharma fakers to mitigate risks and safeguard brand integrity. Read more
15 Mar 2022
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Modular cleanrooms supporting process control for medical plastics
Jeni Thomas, content and communications leader at Connect 2 Cleanrooms (C2C), and Alisdair Watson, MD at Optimold Limited, explain how modular cleanrooms support manufacturing process control for medical plastics. Read more
14 Mar 2022
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White Paper
Avoid false positive results in endotoxin testing
Endotoxins can be a risk to patient safety. Even a low endotoxin concentration in the blood stream can produce inflammation in the human body. To prevent exposure, frequent and reliable testing for endotoxin levels on medical devices is required. Read more
Sponsored Content
Biocompatible UV curable adhesive formulated for TPU bonding
UV17Med is a low viscosity, UV curable system with an affinity for bonding thermoplastic urethanes. Read more
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Intertronics highlights new autoclave resistant medical device adhesive
Adhesives supplier Intertronics now offers Dymax MD 1040-M, a new versatile autoclave resistant medical device adhesive, coating, and encapsulant. Read more
Advancements in Hot Runner and Controller Technology for Medical and Complex Molding
In this webinar, hot runner experts at Husky will focus on recent hot runner and control technology advancements that provide higher level processing capabilities to molders that reduce production risk and increase capacity. Read more
DIARY DATES
Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) Minneapolis
Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) expo and conference runs November 2-3, 2022 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Read more
2 Nov 20223 Nov 2022
