Medical plastics are extensively used in the healthcare sector. They have been considered as potential materials for tools and products in medicine. Uttkarsh Mankar, consultant at ChemBizR, shares the advantages of using bioplastics in healthcare.
It’s the time of year when all the big names in medical manufacturing head off to California for MD&M West. Since it was in April last year, we have only had to wait 10 months for Anaheim Convention Center to open its doors to us again.
The medical market was strongly influenced by the Coronavirus pandemic over the past two years. A trend that’s anticipated to continue into the immediate future. However, there’s now a strong leaning towards larger strategic projects.
Fresh off the back of this year’s Medica Trade Fair in Dusseldorf, Owen Mumford had chance to discuss the industry’s most pressing issues with other industry experts, and this year one was more present than ever: sustainability.
A polymer material used worldwide, silicone, has found its way through the medical industry over the years. Vinisha Joshi, Content Writer, Global Market Insights, shares the most popular uses of silicone in the medical sector.
After Trelleborg announced the acquisition of Minnesota Rubber & Plastics, Med-Tech Innovation and Medical Plastics News asked the company to provide some insight into its market activity this year.
Martino Picardo, chairman of Discovery Park and a director of Discovery Park Ventures, on the funding barriers preventing the growth of female-led life sciences companies in the UK.
Single-use diagnostic tests are used across the entire medical sector, providing quick and reliable results, but they have major environmental consequences. Sarah McDaid, Heriot-Watt University, explains why the industry should tackle this issue.
Shortly after it was announced that Teknor Apex received their +Vantage Vinyl certification, Medical Plastics News caught up with Derek Laffey, medical industry manager for Teknor Apex, to find out what this means for the company.
Biopreservation techniques are well-known to maintain the functionality and integrity of regenerative medicines, that come handy in the biopharmaceutical industry for study of different disease treatments.
