Kevin Brownsill, head of technical: learning and development at Intertronics, discusses how temporary masking challenges can be overcome with UV curable materials.
Chris Whitehouse, a political consultant and expert on medical technology policy and regulation at Whitehouse Communications, chair of the Urology Trade Association, trustee of the Institute of Medical Ethics and a governor of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, updates readers on the MHRA and post-Brexi
Kevin Brownsill, head of technical: learning and development of adhesives specialist Intertronics, discusses the chemistry of PUs and how new REACH requirements will impact manufacturers.
Helen Henderson, senior associate, life sciences and chemistry team and Bethan Halliwell, partner, electronics, computing and physics team, Withers & Rogers discusses how to combat non-adherence with technology.
After the University of Portsmouth announced a new ‘stealth’ polymer, Medical Plastics News spoke to Dr Farah El Mohtadi, senior lecturer in pharmaceutical sciences for the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, for more information.
With Industry 4.0 quickly becoming an established reality, biopharmaceutical R&D, manufacturing and quality control facilities are implementing novel sensors and analysers that generate complex data.
Some of the latest figures from the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), show that as little as 9% of the 460 million tonnes of plastic waste produced each year is recycled, while 22% is mismanaged and disposed of incorrectly.
The use of antimicrobial packaging in the healthcare industry is further fuelling product sales. Rising awareness of consumers on hygiene and packaging of medicines is aiding the market growth. Lavanya Maya, Future Market Insights, discusses.