Medical Plastics 2012

List of Speakers

 
Click on the speakers name to obtain an abstract of the presentation and the speakers biography
 
 
Redundancy Based Development (RBD) - A Case Study
  • Drug delivery device development is extremely difficult, costly and time consuming
  • RBD is a new product development strategy to minimize risks of delays and increasing costs
  • RBD is a complete framework that handles massive parallel development including specifications, prototyping, performance testing, industrialization et.
  • RBD has proven to be very successful and has helped to deliver on time and on budget
Orest Lastow, Zenit Design Group AB, Malmö, Sweden
 
Innovative New Polymer that Combines Performance, Safety and Sustainability for Medical Device Applications
  • Patient's comfort & perception
  • Toughness for longevity & safety of device
  • Cost containment
  • Sterilization processes
  • Sustainability
Bert Heijne, Eastman Chemical B.V., Capelle aan den Ijssel, The Netherlands
 
Tailor Made High Performance Polymers for the Medical Device Industry
  • PA 12 in medical applications
  • Microcrystalline, transparent polyamides
  • Antimicrobial polyamide powders
  • PEER as an alternative for metals in medical devices
Christiane Röhnke, Evonik Degussa GmbH, Marl, Germany
 
Developments in Ethylene Oxide Sterilization
  • Improvements in productivity, turnaround time
  • Parametric release
  • Improvements in logistics - aiding the loading and unloading process
  • Safety considerations
Stephen Morley, Getinge Infection Control, Getinge, Sweden
 
Hydrogel: A Praiseworthy Medical Device for Wound Care and Transdermal Drug Delivery
  • Hydrogel. polymeric biomaterial, wound dressing material, wound healing
  • Hydrogel and its background
  • Types of hydrogel
  • Properties of hydrogel and their advantages in health care
Nabanita Saha, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Zlin, Czech Republic
 
Medical Grade Plastic Materials their Advantages & Disadvantages and Applications in Medical Devices
  • Biocompatibility
  • Manufacturing considerations
  • Sterilisation
  • Physical characteristics
  • Environmental considerations
  • Materials
  • What of the future
Paul Flavell, Raumedic AG, Helmbrechts, Germany
 
A New Approach to the Use of Magnetic Materials in Tumour Therapy by Hyperthermia
  • Hyperthermia
  • Magnetic mediated hyperthermia
  • Electric mediated hyperthermia
Robert Moucka, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Zlin, Czech Republic
 
Modification of Thermoplastic Materials for Medical-Technical Products
  • Minimization to less materials in products
  • Compliancy of requirements
  • Reduction of manufacture processes
  • Independency of material supplier
Annette Rüppel & Ralf-Urs Giesen & Hans-Peter Heim, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany