Global Trends in Medical Plastics Tech, National Med Dev Promotion Council , Laser Welding Technique, New Devpts In Medical Dev Sterilization and more

Use and Selection of Polymers for Medical Applications

Polymers / Plastics are the major constituents of a large number of Medical Devices and the trend is increasing day by day resulting in the growth of medical plastics materials world over. While the there is no doubt about the importance of plastics for medical applications , it is necessary that the specific material /s used remain fit for the purpose for which the device is to be used and continue to meet the design specifications for the shelf life of the product. The material has to fully take care of the mechanical , physical and environmental conditions that the devised might get exposed to along with the conditions during processing , assembly , storage , transport and use.

In an very analytical article as published in "MEDICAL PLASTICS DATA SERVICE" ( www.medicalplasticsindia.com ) July Aug 2019 issue, Dr Ajay Padsalgikar , Senior Principal Scientist , DSM Biomedical Exton, PA, USA has highlighted many important and critical issues related to “Global Trends in Medical Plastics Technology and Applications”. Discussing the background and importance of use of Plastics in Medical Devices ,Dr Ajay has given detailed information on various materials polymers and their respective applications . He has shared very elaborate information on opportunities important applications in the specialised field Cardio-Vascular , Neurological Devices and Drug – delivery devices while also explaining operations and manufacturing of medical plastics components.

The National Medical Devices Promotion Council ( NMDPC )

We had already covered the announcement of formation of NMPDC with an objective to promote and facilitate the Indian Medical Device Industry by creating a nurturing ecosystem in one of our earlier issues. While briefing on the key activities of the council, Dr Jitendar Sharma, Member Secretary, NMDPC and MD & CEO, AMTZ , has given detailed information on how the council is trying to boost indigenous manufacturing particularly monitoring the tenders floated by various State & Central Govt. agencies.

A technical article introduces a new welding techniques – Laser Welding, a patented mask welding process – developed and patented by the Swiss laser system manufacturer Leister Process Technologies. The article gives a detailed case study on how the technique provides improvement in quality of life of people with hearing damage.

Medical Plastics Data Service Welcomes Two Distinguished Experts To The Editorial Advisory Board .

The continued success of our magazine- being published since last 27 years is the strength support, advice and guidance from learned members of our editorial advisory board and expert professional contributors both from India and abroad. We are happy to announce two more additions – Dr Ajay Padsalgikar , an expert from US Medical Device Industry and Dr K Sivakumar , a Pharmaceutical Technologist and Medical Device Expert from India – both with more than 4 decades of rich experience in the industry as detailed in this issue.

While the “Did You Know “ column in this talks about “Innovation Challenges For New Developments In Medical Device Sterilization “ , the issue also includes regular columns – Global Trends , Technology , MedTech Start Up, AiMeD, Govt, Notifications , Regulations , Industry News , Events etc.

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D L Pandya