MEDICAL | MATERIALS
Pressure builds up in green medical plastics
Materials companies serving the medical sector are investigating the potential for recycling while continuing to meet high regulatory demands. Mikell Knights reports on new developments
Medical materials operate in an ever-challenging sphere of more stringent and complex medical and pharmaceutical situations while evolving to exceed environmental and regulatory demands. The latest polymer developments: address
recyclability, sustainability and carbon footprint goals growing in the medical industry; introduce alternative replacements to standard materials; meet rising cleanliness and health consciousness demands following the pandemic that asks for “medical-grade” solutions imparting antimicrobial, antivirus and antibiotic solutions to non-medical products used in the medical environment; and embrace plant-based or 3D printed solutions that meet regulatory requirements. New factories, product developments and partnerships are all contributing to advance medical application in surgical instruments as well as drug delivery,
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wearables, implantables and other devices. Market research and competitive intelligence
provider FactMR says that medical disposables are made with the sole purpose of being used only once and temporarily, but the market for those items is experiencing an uptick in new value-add- ed, high-quality safety goods. Expansion of the products is largely due to the rise in surgeries and prevalence of hospital-acquired infection, while the global market is expected to benefit from techno- logical advancements, including the manufacturing of biodegradable medical disposables and supplies, which will increase due to growing usage cross the healthcare industry to reduce its environ- mental footprint. FactMR reports that sales of surgical instruments and supplies are expected to rise at a 6% com- pound annual growth rate (CAGR) during a forecast
Main image: Developers are focusing on sustainable materials for medical devices
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