Editorial

Emerging Trends In Medical Plastics

A substantial amount of Polymeric Materials are used in Medical Device Industry which is globally estimated to grow at approx. 5 – 10 % on average. It is therefore estimated that Plastics Materials / Compounds used in Devices will also grow within this range.

While the need for Innovation resulting from Regulatory, Market and Cost Pressures demand that Medical Device Manufacturers need developments in the Medical Polymers.

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Cover Story

Emerging Trends In Medical Plastics

• Global Trends
  
  Today, a great deal of innovation is occurring in implantable devices and the demand for suitable polymers is evolving and expanding.
   

• Technology
  
  - Polymer Foils
  - New Medical Device Polymer System
  - Biodegradable Polymer/ Bioglass Composite System
   

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Industry News

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• Makers Unite To Defend Medical Use of PVC

• National Award - Quality Products In Micro & Small Enterprises

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Learning Zone

The Bandage - Reinvented for the 21st Century

The conventional bandage does not cover all wounds well. A sterile bandage is material that is free from infectious matter...

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Did You Know

How Easily Bacteria Clog the Medical Devices

As a result of the study How Bacteria Clog Medical Devices, it is found that the microbes join to create slimy ribbons that tangle and trap other passing bacteria, creating a full block-age in a startlingly short period of time...

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Events

• Medicall 2013 (August 2-4, 2013)

• Medtec 2013 ((October 3-4, 2013)

• The 11th Two Day National Conference & Technology Display Show On Indian Medical Devices & Plastic Disposables Industry 2014 (January 10-11, 2014)

• Medicall 2014 (February 8-10, 2014)

• Medical Fair India 2014 (March 14-16, 2014)

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