Gautam Gupta, Ph.D., senior vice president and general manager, medical
devices, 3D Systems pinpoints the advantages for PEEK materials in medical device
implants.
Peter Swanson, managing director of adhesives and dispensing equipment supplier Intertronics, shares some advice for choosing an adhesive when assembling medical devices.
Kevin Brownsill, head of technical: learning and development at Intertronics, discusses how temporary masking challenges can be overcome with UV curable materials.
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.
According to the Recall Index by Sedgewick, medical device recalls have reached a record number over the last three years, with safety issues being the top reason. Chris Johnson, managing director at specialist bearing supplier SMB Bearings explains.
M. Holland, an international distributor of thermoplastic resin, explains how it continues to work through the entire supply chain from development to commercialisation throughout COVID-19 disruptions.
Medical Plastics News spoke to Kevin LaDow, medical products manager USA West, Junkosha, about the company’s peelable heat shrink tubing and PTFE liners.
James Rapley, product development engineer at Microban, shows how antimicrobial coatings make it easier to maintain cleanliness in high foot traffic environments.
