Medical Tubing and Extrusion

Medical tubing and extrusion technologies

Advanced Materials

How to make adhesives work for your medical tubing

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Medical device companies have many factors to consider when deciding which adhesives to use with tubing. An adhesives manufacturer explains them. The best tubing in the world won’t help a medical device to work if it won’t adhere properly. Determining the right adhesive technology for your medical tubing depends on several factors, according … [Read more...] about How to make adhesives work for your medical tubing

Raumedic touts new biocompatible additive

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Medical materials company Raumedic says a new biocompatible additive it's developed can further enhance the sliding properties of medical plastic components. The Helmbrechts, Germany–based of medical-grade plastic compounds — which has its U.S. headquarters in Mills River, N.C. — has tested the new additive for in combination with a base polymer … [Read more...] about Raumedic touts new biocompatible additive

8 medical device industry supplier innovations you need to know

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Medical device innovation doesn’t just come from startups or big corporate R&D departments. Contract manufacturers and suppliers are increasingly playing a role, too.  Long gone are the days when medical device industry suppliers simply produced or manufactured according to specifications. Companies are increasingly coming up with their own … [Read more...] about 8 medical device industry supplier innovations you need to know

Bal Seal Engineering wins USP Class VI for medical sealing polymers

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Bal Seal Engineering (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) recently announced that it has achieved USP Class VI compliance for its SP-191 and SP-23 seal materials. The maker of custom-engineered sealing solutions for medical applications also announced ISO 10993-5 compliance for its SP-191, SP-23, and UPC-15 materials. Compliance with the standards validates … [Read more...] about Bal Seal Engineering wins USP Class VI for medical sealing polymers

PEEK and medical tubing: Here’s what you need to know

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To achieve the highest-performing extrusion, both the component designer and the extruder must understand the many aspects of a medical tubing material such as polyetheretherketone (PEEK). Jonathan Jurgaitis, Apollo Medical Extrusion by Spectrum Plastics Group PEEK offers enhanced properties that make it an attractive tubing applications … [Read more...] about PEEK and medical tubing: Here’s what you need to know

Compounding Solutions launches new tie-layer resin

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Compounding Solutions (Lewiston, Maine) recently announced that it has launched a new tie-layer resin for the medical device industry. ReZilok Rx is meant for the manufacturing of multilayer co-extruded medical films and catheter tubing, the company said in a February announcement. Compounding Solutions' R&D team developed ReZilok Rx as a … [Read more...] about Compounding Solutions launches new tie-layer resin

ProMed Pharma, DSM partner to use polymers to deliver drugs

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ProMed Pharma and DSM Biomedical recently announced a business development partnership focused on polymeric drug delivery. The collaboration combines ProMed’s micromolding and extrusion capabilities with DSM’s biomedical polyurethanes, polyurethaneureas, and bioerodible amino-acid-based polyesteramides. The goal is the development of novel … [Read more...] about ProMed Pharma, DSM partner to use polymers to deliver drugs

Biocoat achieves ISO 13485:2016 certification

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Biocoat (Horsham, Pa.) announced today that is has received a certification of registration for the ISO 13485:2016 quality management system. Company officials described the certification as reflecting an ongoing commitment to quality. Biocoat specializes in supplying lubricious hydrophilic coatings for medical devices used in a range of … [Read more...] about Biocoat achieves ISO 13485:2016 certification

Biocoat acquired by 1315 Capital

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Biocoat – a Horsham, Pa.–based maker of lubricious hydrophilic coatings for medical devices – said today that healthcare investment firm 1315 Capital has bought it. The deal closed Dec. 20, 2018. Financial terms were not disclosed. Philadelphia-based 1315 Capital provides expansion and growth capital to commercial-stage healthcare services, … [Read more...] about Biocoat acquired by 1315 Capital

U.S. Army Research Office backs NYU engineering team’s investigation of hydrogels that could heal wounds or stick like Spiderman

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The U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Army Research Office (ARO) recently awarded a New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering researcher a grant to advance protein-engineered, environmentally responsive hydrogels that could replicate biochemical processes currently found only in nature. These protein hydrogels could become fundamental … [Read more...] about U.S. Army Research Office backs NYU engineering team’s investigation of hydrogels that could heal wounds or stick like Spiderman