Category: Medical & Pharma
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New Sanner CEO Wants Bioplastic Packaging for Pharma Sector
Sanner, international supplier of high-quality plastic packaging and components for pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare products, renewed its organisational structure. Ralf Tiemann was appointed CEO of the entire Sanner Group.
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Bioplastic Packaging at Pharmapack
Sanner, a packaging specialist has announced the organisation will exhibit its bio-based plastic packaging during Pharmapack 2020.
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Biodegradable Pads Improving Feminine Healthcare In India
According to Menstrual Hygiene Alliance of India (MHAI), there are around 12.3 billion disposable sanitary napkins to be discarded each year. Most of them are non-biodegradable.
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Boots Goes Bioplastics
Boots has started rolling out 100 per cent compostable pharmacy bags as part of the company’s efforts to reduce plastic waste in stores.
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Plant-based Plastic Chip Used for Medicine Testing
Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have developed a technique that uses a sustainable plastic to eliminate waste when testing medicines.
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Indian Government to Explore Biodegradable Orthopedic Implants
The biodegradable orthopedic implants gets auto degraded over a period of time, depending upon the PH level of human body. The orthopaedic implants market has witnessed a shift from conventional surgical procedures to the use of modern fixation and prosthetic devices.
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Can Bioplastics Be Used for SUP Medical Applications?
Ashlee Jahnke, director of research at plastic substitute specialist, Teysha Technologies, explains how a breakthrough in bioplastics could help to reduce the amount of single-use plastic.
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Biodegradable Polymers to Treat Cancer
Increased efficacy of cancer treatment through drug release and hyperthermia therapy using microrobots.
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Biodegradable vs Durable Everolimus Polymer Stent
The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of a thin-strut, biodegradable-polymer everolimus-eluting stent (BP-EES; Synergy) and a thin-strut, durable-polymer everolimus-eluting stent (DP-EES; XIENCE) in an all-comers population.
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New Biodegradable Wound Dressing Developed
Scientists have developed a new biodegradable wound dressing that can speed up healing and is made from all-natural materials.
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Bioplastics Splint For Bone Fractures
A novel splint for immobilizing bone fractures has been developed that can be repeatedly reshaped during treatment, such as, for example, when the swelling subsides.
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Degradable Polymeric Composite Coatings for Biodegradable Medical Applications
A current study deals with degradable polymeric composite coatings for biodegradable medical applications deposited by laser technology.
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Respirators Made from Shrimp Bioplastics
Smog and excess garbage are two of the most critical issues facing many major cities across the world. And now, two new Canadian companies are hoping to come to the rescue.
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Plastic-Free and Biodegradable Bandages
When it comes to zero waste goals, my first aid kit isn’t even on my list. Some things are best left untouched. But I do make a point of buying fabric bandages instead of plastic. My kids are constantly getting scraped and banged up and, as every parent surely knows, nothing soothes them faster than…
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Biodegradable-Polymer DES Still Not Better Than Durable DES
A drug-eluting stent (DES) is a peripheral or coronary stent placed into narrowed, diseased peripheral or coronary arteries that slowly releases a drug to block cell proliferation.
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First 3D Printed Bioplastic Body To Help Cancer Treatment
Marie is the first life-sized 3D-printed human body made from bioplastic to help cancer treatments.
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Bioplastics Will Be Used in Medical Applications
3D-Printed PCL/PLA composite stents could be used in cardiovascular applications
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