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Tuesday, September 13, 2016 8:00
9:00 Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Registration and welcome coffee Opening announcements
SESSION 1 - EXPLORING NEW APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES 9:10
Understanding the fundamentals of medical tubing extrusion, and exploring advanced manufacturing techniques such as co-extrusion, PTFE tubing production, micro-extrusion and wire coating Mr. Mark Warrix, Technical Sales Manager, RAUMEDIC INC., United States
9:40
The development and applications of extruded silicone tubing with optimized precision and consistency for fluid management applications Mr. Adam Nadeau, Process Technology R&D Manager, SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS, United States
10:10 Manufacturing medical tubing by polymer solution casting - examining the performance options Mr. Andrew Schombs, Sr. Manager, Product Engineering, NORDSON MEDICAL, AVALON CATHETER SOLUTIONS, United States
10:40-11:10 Coffee break 11:10
The use of rheology and flow simulation in the extrusion of thermoplastic polyurethane cardiac leads Mr. Ajay Padsalgikar, Senior Principal Scientist, ST. JUDE MEDICAL, United States
11:40
Intelligent tubing for bioresorbable scaffolds Mr. Stephen Maxson, Director, Business Development - Medical, AMERICAN KUHNE - GRAHAM ENGINEERING, United States
SESSION 2 - DEVELOPMENTS IN POLYMER MATERIALS FOR MEDICAL TUBING 12:10
The role of thermoplastic elastomers (TPE’s) in flexible medical tubing functionality Mr. Lawrence Johnson, Vice President, Business Development, FOSTER CORPORATION, United States
12:40-2:10 Lunch 2:10
Innovations in kink-resistant ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer formulations specially developed for single-layer medical tubing applications Dr. Bin Zhang, Platform Research Scientist, CELANESE, United States
2:40
Developing styrene-butadiene copolymers for kink-resistant medical tubing Dr. Joe Zhou, Team Leader, K-Resin Technology, CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY, United States
3:10
Hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers for medical tubing and catheter applications Mr. Bing Yang, Sales Development Manager, KRATON POLYMERS LLC, United States
3:40-4:10 Coffee break 4:10
Formulating PVC compounds to enhance medical tubing performance and to add new functionalities Mr. Andrea Zanichelli, R&D Director, RESILIA S.r.l. - KEM ONE INNOVATIVE VINYLS, Italy
SESSION 3 - MAKING CONNECTIONS: ADVANCES IN BONDING SOLUTIONS 4:40
Solvent bonding of flexible non-phthalate PVC tubing to different medical plastic luers Mr. Thomas Markley, Senior Applications Development Scientist, EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY, United States
5:10
Bonding solutions for styrenic TPE medical tubing Dr. Kevin Cai, Product Development Manager, TEKNOR APEX COMPANY, United States
5:40-7:10 Cocktail reception sponsored by: Wednesday, April 6, 2016
8:30 Welcome coffee 9:00
Opening announcements
SESSION 4 - EXAMINING ANTIMICROBIAL DEVELOPMENTS 9:10
Evaluating the role of embedded antimicrobial additives in medical grade tubing Ms. Lise Moloney, Director of Business Development - Healthcare, SCIESSENT LLC, United States
9:40
New frontiers for developing antimicrobial silicone catheters through nanotechnology Ms. Luting Liu, Graduate Research Assistant (Ph. D.), NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, United States
SESSION 5 - OPTIMIZING THE PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL TUBING 10:10
Examining the production of drug-loaded monofilament multi-layer polymer strands for controlled release applications Mr. Corné Verstraten, CSO / Joint Partner, DR. COLLIN GmbH, Germany
10:40-11:10 Coffee break
11:10 Developing a direct approach to medical tubing production by integrating compounding and extrusion Mr. Francis Lai, Professor, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL, United States
11:40 Advances in extrusion die design for medical tubing Mr. Denis Finn, Project Engineer, GUILL TOOL & ENGINEERING, United States
12:10
The science of cutting medical tubing with minimal distortion and particulates Mr. Robert Bessemer, Sales Manager, Medical Extrusion, THE CONAIR GROUP, INC., United States
12:40-1:40 Lunch SESSION 6 - ADVANCES IN TESTING AND QUALITY CONTROL 1:40
Rapid evaluation of surface properties of medical tubing for process development and quality assurance Dr. Giles Dillingham, President, Chief Scientist, BTG LABS, United States
2:10
Testing for extractables and exploring leachables: Exploring best laboratory practices, changes in the regulatorylandscape, and methods for accurate component identification Dr. Howard Jordi, Founder, JORDI LABS LLC, United States
2:40
Optical Interferometry - a new method to solve the challenges of modern medical tubing measurement Mr. Jeremy Crouse, Opto-Mechanical Engineer, LUMETRICS, United States
3:10 3:30
Afternoon wrap up and questions Conference ends
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