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Medicine - news on Plastech

Information from the industry concerning: Medicine

   

New high-purity medical plastics for wire and cable

New high-purity medical plastics for wire and cable New Medalist compounds from Teknor Apex provide practical alternatives to PVC.

Medical grades from stock

Medical grades from stock With the new MG product line, Röchling, one of the worldwide leading producers of semi-finished high performance plastics, offers products for the very demanding market of the medical and pharmaceutical industry.

Broad range of high-purity TPV medical elastomers eliminate pre-drying

  Broad range of high-purity TPV medical elastomers eliminate pre-drying Spanning 15 to 80 Shore A Hardness Range, Medalist MD-200 series from Teknor Apex exhibits low compression set in rubber-replacement applications like stoppers, seals, and gaskets.

Researchers develop world’s first biodegradable joint implant

Researchers develop world’s first biodegradable joint implant Tampere University of Technology (TUT) has been the first in the world to develop biodegradable joint implant, RegJoint.

Plastics to serve and protect

Plastics to serve and protect Modern healthcare would simply be impossible without plastics. From syringes to the most high-tech machinery, plastics play a crucial role in improving people’s health and saving lives.

Glass and plastic syringe systems at the PDA

Glass and plastic syringe systems at the PDA Demand for different syringe systems has increased vastly as a result of the increasingly complex and varied requirements posed by the healthcare market, especially physicians and patients, to the pharma and healthcare industry.

Teknor Apex shows precision of working with Medalist medical elastomer-based tubing downstream of extrusion

Teknor Apex shows precision of working with Medalist medical elastomer-based tubing downstream of extrusion In cooperation with Teknor Apex, Medical Device Manufacturers have proven outstanding performance of tubing in cutting, hole punching, tipping, printing, and insert molding.

Value chain for medical devices and disposable made of plastics

Value chain for medical devices and disposable made of plastics Phillips-Medisize Corporation will be presenting versatile solutions for plastics products in the sectors medical technology and diagnostics at MEDTEC in Stuttgart, Germany, between March 13 and 15, 2012.

Gerresheimer extends production of medical plastics systems in Bavaria

Gerresheimer extends production of medical plastics systems in Bavaria Gerresheimer AG, one of two world's leading suppliers to the pharma and healthcare industry, further invests in the growth market of complex plastic systems for pharmaceutical and medical applications.

Three systems for bonding tubing made from medical elastomers

Three systems for bonding tubing made from medical elastomers Teknor Apex Company has developed three systems for bonding tubing made from its Medalist medical elastomers to traditional connectors, it was announced by the company’s Thermoplastic Elastomer Division.