Cambridge Polymer Group, Inc. - Polymers and Plastics in Medical Devices

Cambridge Polymer Group researcher Gavin Braithwaite will be presenting his work on hydrogels used in medical devices at the upcoming Polymers and Plastics in Medical Devices conference held in San Francisco, CA from June 26-28th, 2013. Dr. Braithwaite's work discusses injectable hydrogels for nucleus pulposus and tissue augmentation, as well as cartilage replacement technologies. (read more)

Cambridge Polymer Group, Inc. - Magneto-rheology testing apparatus

Magneto Rheometer Fixture

CPG has developed a hardware and software add-on that enables a current commercial shear rheometer to test magnetorheological fluids across temperature and field strengths relevant for a wide range of industries. (read more)

Cambridge Polymer Group, Inc. - CPG Hydrogel Research Program.

Our chemistry group has extensive experience of formulating and synthesizing novel hydrogel systems for biomedical, consumer or industrial applications. Our analytical group are experts in characterizing the mechanical, chemical, and morphological nature of hydrogels, and can design custom tests for client-specific tasks. (read more)

Cambridge Polymer Group, Inc. - Low-Cost Curing and Gelation determination

The CET is a compact instrument that easily fits in a fume hood or other controlled environment, and is extremely simple to set up and operate. All sample fluid is contained in disposable syringes for high throughput and minimal cleaning. (read more)

Cambridge Polymer Group, Inc. - Automated 2D FTIR scanning of samples.

Our Dynamic FTIR Scan package carries out automated scanning of any pattern along sample surfaces and edges, including user-defined periodic background scans and refocusing. (read more)

Cambridge Polymer Group, Inc. - Oxidation stabilized polyethylene

CPG, along with researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital, has developed several formulations of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene that contain Vitamin E as an antioxidant. (read more)

Cambridge Polymer Group, Inc. - Enhanced resolution for extensional viscosity

CPG is pleased to announce a range of enhancements that greatly improve the flexibility of the instrument and the quality of the data generated:

Enhanced Resolution

Conductivity Determination of Break-up

Synchronized Video Acquisition

These enhancements are designed to interface with the existing commercial CaBERĀ® currently marketed by The... (read more)

Cambridge Polymer Group, Inc. - Crosslink density sample loading improvements

The Cambridge Polymer Group SRT™

The SRT™ is a compact instrument that can easily fit in a fume hood or on a benchtop. Using the custom SRT software, a laptop computer controls the instrument and collects the sample swelling data according to user defined test methods. The software has a data analysis module and calibration subroutine. (read more)

Cambridge Polymer Group, Inc. - Revised mechanical testers

Cambridge Polymer Group introduces the second generation of its MS100 entry-level materials test frame.

With a new, more powerful servo motor and increased actuator options the system has dramatically improved load capacity and linear travel. (read more)