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Medical Grade
Polymers 2007
September 12-13, 2007
The Hilton City Avenue, Philadelphia, United States.
Medical Grade Polymers 2007
offers the medical device industry the opportunity to
debate the current technology and market trends. Experts
are on hand to give advice on the latest materials and
business opportunities in this high value, high technology
zone. Applied Market Information LLC has announced the
program for the international conference on Medical Grade
Polymers to be held September 12-13, 2007 at The Hilton
City Avenue, Philadelphia, United States.
This is an innovative
international conference directed at the needs of the
medical device manufacturing industry. It brings together
experts in polymer materials to assist in material
selection for the latest developments in medical
technology. This is a high value market for plastics
processors and it is also a demanding and heavily
regulated business to work in. The conference provides the
opportunity for participants in the market to get together
and discuss the latest technology and applications of
Medical Grade Polymers.
There is a wide range of speakers covering all aspects of
the use of polymer materials in the medical device
industry from the intense biocompatibility testing,
chemical resistance and impact performance to bonding
properties and sterilizability.
GE Plastics is kicking off the conference with a review of
trends in the healthcare markets. Solvay Advanced Polymers
will then highlight the use of high performance plastics
to replace some metal components. Bayer Material Science
has looked at ways of keeping costs down for molders and
the Mack Molding Company will be highlighting material
selection factors in terms of mold design.
The paper by Dr George
Mattamal of the FDA will give an overview of the
regulations for medical devices and polymer approvals in
the US, including an example of the uses of cyanoacrylate
adhesives. Materials used in assembling devices are
equally regulated - Adhesives Research is presenting
information on pressure sensitive adhesives, with Dymax on
UV curable adhesives. Processing in clean room conditions
will be discussed by JOA and Netstal.
Elastomers are in use in a wide range of medical devices
from catheters to soft touch components and seals. Dow
Corning is presenting information on silicone materials,
with Saint-Gobain on medical uses of thermoplastic
elastomers and RTP on the effects of gamma-sterilization.
There are new materials being
presented at the conference - the issue is not just making
new polymers but testing the biocompatibility and
properties to the appropriate international standards.
BASF has carried out this work with new transparent grades
of ABS. Dr Bonten will also discuss how plastics suppliers
can support OEMs by keeping the composition constant and
ensuring high levels of quality control on the upstream
suppliers of raw materials. DSM Dyneema has researched
biocompatible UHMWPE fiber. Tyrx Pharma has a new
bioresorbable polymer for combination drug-device
products. Bio-Gate has silver-based antimicrobial
compounds to assist in the constant fight against
infection.
Arkema has developed some new polymer alloys for use in
transparent medical applications such as catheters, blood
pumps and dialysis units. It also has a new acrylic resin
combining clarity with flexibility similar to PVC. Cyro
Industries (Degussa) has looked at optimizing the
performance of acrylics for diagnostic devices.
Medical devices often utilize electronic and electrical
components, for example, pacemakers and the new human
‘chips’. Parylene from Specialty Coating Systems is used
to protect sensitive components from body fluids. Calmont
Wire & Cable will outline the use of long-term implantable
leads.
Medical Grade Polymers 2007
International business conference on materials and markets
for medical devices
12-13 September 2007, The Hilton City Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Organized by Applied Market Information LLC (AMI)
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