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Tucson, AZ (PRWEB) September 23, 2006 Medipacs, a Tucson AZ. biotech company, has announced the development of a new photo (light) activated polymer actuator that can reversibly expand and contract up to 100% in volume and produce pressures greater than 2 pounds per square inch when exposed to certain wavelengths of light. The new patent pending material has been in development for two years and is intended for use in the Pulse Activated Cell System or PACS. The proprietary PACS Digital Pump? technology is being developed by Medipacs to drive or pump fluids for drug delivery and infusion therapies in the medical market. The new photo activated polymer is a major breakthrough in an…. Click Here to Read More

Tucson, AZ (PRWEB) September 23, 2006 Medipacs, a Tucson AZ. biotech company, has announced the development of a new photo (light) activated polymer actuator that can reversibly expand and contract up to 100% in volume and produce pressures greater than 2 pounds per square inch when exposed to certain wavelengths of light. The new patent pending material has been in development for two years and is intended for use in the Pulse Activated Cell System or PACS. The proprietary PACS Digital Pump? technology is being developed by Medipacs to drive or pump fluids for drug delivery and infusion therapies in the medical market. The new photo activated polymer is a major breakthrough in an…. Click Here to Read More

Honolulu, HI (PRWEB) October 6, 2006 Electrospinning may be a well established method for creating small diameter fibers, but its true potential for performance improvements across a wide range of applications has only recently been recognized. This breakthrough nanotechnology has potential to create new industry models in manufacturing and supply for medicine, industrial filtration, drug delivery, and the military. Applications for electrospun fibers range from scaffolding for tissue engineering (bone, cartilage blood vessel regeneration), to bioresorbable drug delivery systems for hard-to-treat wounds, to protective clothing with reactive sites for biological recognition elements…. Click Here to Read More

Honolulu, HI (PRWEB) October 6, 2006 Electrospinning may be a well established method for creating small diameter fibers, but its true potential for performance improvements across a wide range of applications has only recently been recognized. This breakthrough nanotechnology has potential to create new industry models in manufacturing and supply for medicine, industrial filtration, drug delivery, and the military. Applications for electrospun fibers range from scaffolding for tissue engineering (bone, cartilage blood vessel regeneration), to bioresorbable drug delivery systems for hard-to-treat wounds, to protective clothing with reactive sites for biological recognition elements…. Click Here to Read More

Honolulu, HI (PRWEB) October 6, 2006 Electrospinning may be a well established method for creating small diameter fibers, but its true potential for performance improvements across a wide range of applications has only recently been recognized. This breakthrough nanotechnology has potential to create new industry models in manufacturing and supply for medicine, industrial filtration, drug delivery, and the military. Applications for electrospun fibers range from scaffolding for tissue engineering (bone, cartilage blood vessel regeneration), to bioresorbable drug delivery systems for hard-to-treat wounds, to protective clothing with reactive sites for biological recognition elements…. Click Here to Read More

Blackburn, UK (PRWEB) September 30, 2009 A CALL for industry and universities to drive forward key opportunities for research into polymer geogrid applications has been made following a successful symposium to mark 25 years of technological advancement in the field. More than 150 people attended the Jubilee Symposium on Polymer Geogrid Reinforcement in London which identified important new directions for further development in geogrid reinforcement technology and innovation to achieve more cost-effective and environmentally responsible soil structures and road engineering. Chris Jenner, Chief Engineer for Tensar International and a keynote speaker said: “The overall conclusion…. Click Here to Read More

Thornton Cleveleys, UK (PRWEB) October 9, 2007 Victrex plc, a leading provider of high performance materials through the manufacture of VICTREX? PEEK? polymer, has opened a new polymer manufacturing plant at its main production facility in Thornton Cleveleys in Lancashire, UK. The new facility has been built to support future demand for VICTREX PEEK polymer and VICTREX PEEK-based products, such as VICOTE? Coatings and APTIV? Film. It will provide further security of supply to customers, increasing production capacity by approximately 50 percent and establishing a second stand-alone source of VICTREX PEEK polymer. Victrex has invested ?32 million in this facility which has the ability…. Click Here to Read More

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) June 9, 2008 THORNTON-CLEVELEYS, UK (June 9, 2008) — Invibio? Biomaterial Solutions, a worldwide leading provider of high-performance implantable biomaterials to the surgical and medical device markets, (including PEEK-OPTIMA? polymer and compounds and ENDOLIGN? composite) announced that it posted original research data at the 8th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC), May 28 through June 1 at the RAI International Convention Centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Available to the medical device community for almost a decade, PEEK-OPTIMA is recognized as both the flagship and market-leading high-performance implantable polymer. Invibio presented two posters…. Click Here to Read More

Wilmington, Del. (Vocus) August 6, 2009 DuPont Engineering Polymers announces changes to its North American-based distribution network as part of a new channel management strategy to position for growth after the current economic downturn. Effective immediately, PolyOne Distribution will become the primary distributor of thermoplastic products in North America with additional regional distribution available in Mexico and Canada. Following a 90-day transition period, Ashland Distribution will no longer supply DuPont Engineering Polymers thermoplastic products in North America. “Customers have asked for multiple, distinct channels to quickly access our products and technical…. Click Here to Read More

Wilmington, DE (Vocus/PRWEB) January 26, 2011 The many ways bio-based materials can enhance performance and meet consumer demand for environmentally responsible products are explored in a talk by Carol Casarino, Ph.D., global technology manager, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, at the inaugural Bioplastics “Reshaping of an Industry” Conference, Feb. 1-3 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nev. ?As consumers demand more renewably sourced durable and disposable products, the number of materials available to manufacturers is growing rapidly ? it?s hard to keep up,? said Casarino. ?With the market poised for double-digit growth over the next few years, opportunities to network…. Click Here to Read More

Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) April 27, 2011 NovAcryl? premium Braille tactile signage is now available for commercial buildings throughout Europe, Australia and New Zealand with the appointment of two new distributors: Framun, located in Manresa (Barcelona), Spain and JRT Industries located in Bundaberg, Australia. NovAcryl? sign material is brought to you by Nova Polymers, the largest manufacturer and distributor of photopolymer sign products throughout North America. NovAcryl? high-resolution raised graphics and tactile signage gives architects and sign designers the creative freedom to make signs part of a building?s design. With NovAcryl?, the sky is the limit when it comes to colors,…. Click Here to Read More

Thornton Cleveleys, UK (PRWEB) October 23, 2006 Invibio?, a leading provider of biomaterial solutions to the medical device market, today announced Neomedic International S.A. has selected PEEK-OPTIMA? polymer to replace ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), in its ?Mr. System? Male Urinary Incontinence System. PEEK-OPTIMA polymer will replace UHMWPE in the application?s spreader bars, which maintain full extension of the sub-urethral sling under tension. Neomedic selected PEEK-OPTIMA polymer because of its unique combination of strength, light weight, gamma radiation tolerance and proven biocompatibility. In addition, it is easier to machine in the manufacturing…. Click Here to Read More