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Companies Join Forces to Advance Drug Delivery via Biodegradable Polymers From dissolving sutures to orthopaedic implants, the use of biodegradable polymers in medical devices has surged in the past 30 years. Current applications include devices that not only deliver medication to a specific area but that are also resorbed by the body over time. (Eden Prairie, MN, USA), a provider of surface modification and drug-delivery solutions, has obtained
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Analytical and Chemical Standards
Analytical standards and chemical standards are highly-characterized specimens of drug substances, excipients, impurities, degradation products, dietary supplements, compendial reagents, or performance calibrators.
Hot Melt Adhesives
Hot melt adhesives are solvent-free chemical compounds that are used to join materials. They can be repeatedly softened by heat and hardened or set by cooling, allowing parts to be removed or repositioned during assembly.
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Services
Biotechnology and pharmaceutical manufacturing services active pharmaceutical ingredients, sterilize biomedical components or materials, validate processes or packaging, and formulate drug or medicinal preparations on a contract basis.
Cloth Tapes

Cloth tapes provide robustness with the incorporation of a fabric or fiber carrier, such as cotton, scrim, glass, fiberglass, or polyester. They are adaptable to a variety of substrates and conditions, as substantiated by the most common type of cloth tapes—duct tape.

Anaerobic Adhesives and Anaerobic Sealants
Anaerobic adhesives and anaerobic sealants cure in the absence of air or oxygen.
Product Announcements
Zeus, Inc. - Custom Medical Tubing
Absorv™ - Bioabsorbable Extrusion: Revolutionizing the Next Generation of Medical Devices - capabilities include tight tolerance extrusion, formulations, customization, sophisticated materials... (read more)
Zeus, Inc. - Bioabsorbable Polymers for Medical Devices
Absorv™ - Bioabsorbable Extrusion: Revolutionizing the Next Generation of Medical Devices Development of Bioabsorbable Polymers Bioabsorbable polymers are capable of safely existing in the body... (read more)
Lee Spring Company - Medical Springs from Lee
Lee Spring components are found in innumerable applications in the medical/pharmaceutical manufacturing sector, from insulin delivery systems through to surgical tools, equipment and wheelchairs. (read more)
Ticona Engineering Polymers - Vectra® liquid crystal polymers (LCP)
Vectra® liquid crystal polymers (LCP) are highly crystalline, thermotropic (melt-orienting) thermoplastics that can deliver exceptionally precise and stable dimensions, high temperature... (read more)
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