A TECHNO-ECONOMIC NEWS MAGAZINE FOR MEDICAL PLASTICS AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Vol. 15  No. 3 May-June 2008

Advertisers' Index

Braunform GmbH, Germany
Ferromatik Milacron, India
Hekuma GmbH, Germany
Orbitz Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd.
Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. Ltd., India
A Uno Tec s.r.l., Italy
Kitten Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., India
Engineered Materials Systems Inc., USA
Henkel Loctite India Private Limited, India
Welset Plast Extrusions Pvt. Ltd., India
Rinco Ultrasonics India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, India

Shriram Polytech, India

Colpitt B.V., Netherlands
J. B. Engineering, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Popular Plastics & Packaging, Mumbai, India
Pragati Plastics Pvt. Ltd.,  India
Miku Traders, Gujarat, India
Mediprotect, Belgium

Proven Trade Contacts, New Delhi, India

Seal-O-Pack, Thane, India
Soni Polymers Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur, India
Alpha Medicare and Devices Ltd., India
Jagdamba Enterprises, India

National Healthcare,  India

Angel Products, India
Angiplast Private Limited, India

Basil Polymers, India

Super Lifecare (P) Ltd., India
Shailesh Surgical, Ahmedabad, India 
Pack Equip, Ahmedabad, India
Pradeep Surgipack, India
Amigo Surgi Care Pvt. Ltd., India

Editorial

 

Combination of textile technology and medical sciences has resulted into a new field called Medical Textiles. Among the wide range of medical textile products, healthcare and hygiene products including sanitary napkins (35%), surgical dressings (30%) sutures (20%) and diapers and orthopaedic implants are contributing considerably to the meditech market in India...
 

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Cover Story

Medical Textiles : Emerging Opportunities
Recent developments in more traditional areas of bandages, wound care and operating gowns highlight the close co-operation between textile technology and medical science...

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Technology

Plastics In Healthcare – Expanding Horizons
-Mr. Ravi Jalali, General Manager, Business Development - Polymers, Reliance Industries Ltd.

Plastics score more than any conventional material in terms of performance, economics and compatibility. Why Plastics for Healthcare?

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Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives (PSA) & Coatings: Medical Device Applications
-Mr. Ranjit Malik, Group Leader, Adhesives Research Incorporation

Pressure-sensitive adhesive is tacky in dry form at room temperature and adheres to substrates with very little pressure to form a bond requiring no activation process such as...

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Molding & In-Line Assembly Automation For Medical Plastic Components
-Mr. Jignesh Bavishi, Hekuma GmbH (Neejtech India)

The automation system for medical components production is required for Quality and reliability, Highly reproducible assembly process...

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A Practical Approach to Low Temperature Ethylene Oxide Gas Sterilization
-Mr. Amol Kalyanpur, General Manager-Projects, Pest Control (India) Pvt. Ltd.

E.O. gas sterilisation offers effective and trustworthy sterilization at low temperatures and has thus become a standard sterilization method. Another reason for the wide use of E.O. gas...

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Global Trends

European Medical Device Vigilance System Guidelines
The European Medical Device Vigilance System Guidelines version #5 provides clear guidelines for application with lawful directives (AIMD-Article 8, MDD-Article 10, IVDD-Article 11), explains the salient purposes of the system itself and describes the respective responsibilities of manufacturers...

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Industry News

  • J & J expects growth in hip replacement products, medical devices through 2012
  • Trivitron JVs with intl cos. to set up India's first Medical Technology Park (MTP)
  • Biocon launches pre-filled safety syringe
  • Global medical nonwoven disposables market to reach $12 billion by 2010
  • Solvay Advanced Polymers Commissions New PEEK Plant in India
  • Italy-India forum focuses on technology co-operation
  • German firm invests Rs 110 cr in India

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Did You Know ?

 
Heparin in Medical Devices Linked to 11 U.S. Deaths

 

Eleven deaths and 86 cases of harmful side effects this year have been linked to use of medical devices containing the blood thinner heparin, U.S. regulators said....

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Events

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In a Nutshell....

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George Bernard Shaw