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In todays changing tims, with disass

and virss bing rampant, saty and

striity o srgica toos ar prim isss

or th mdica srgica ratrnity. Thr is on

word that taks impmntation o ths two

vita paramtrs to a dirnt dimnsion and

that is Pastics.

Hr w ar not ony taking in trms o

th aordab and convninc o packaging

in hathcar which by its is a big indstry

and a big advantag. Gass bood botts,

gass injctions, mta stnts, ths ar now

rgatd to history with th advnt o th

spcia pastics and poymrs avaiab today.

Hathcar pastics ar dividd into thr

catgoris: high-prormanc pastics, tra

Plastics continue to nd more

use in healthcare by replacing

metal, glass and other traditional

materials in single use and reusabledevices. They offer strong,

lightweight performance along

with exceptional design exibility,

ease of fabrication, and the ability

to differentiate your products and

your brand using colour.

Shenaz TamhaneGenera Manager

Toshbro Medicas Pvt. ltd., Mumbai

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Compatibility with

cleaning agents

and disinfectants

is an important

consideration when

selecting materialsfor healthcare

applications.

poymrs and biomatrias. Th divrs

prormanc proprtis o ths prodcts

combind with matrias xprtis aows a

wid varity o appications sch as:

l Ophthamoogy

l Orthopdics

l Mdica dvics

l Striisation cass and trays

l Dnta and srgica

instrmnts

l Impantab mdica

dvics

l Hmodiaysis

Sterilisable, Cost Eectiveand Sae

Pastics sd in hathcar

hav no cytotoxicity,

snsitisation, intractanos

ractivity nor any systmictoxicity. Ths matrias can b

striisd sing convntiona striisation

mthods, incding stam,

thyn oxid, vaporisd

hydrogn proxid and

gamma radiation. Ths thy

ar sa to r-s as w.

Sti, strong nrinorcd

thrmopastics ar avaiab

with xcptiona hardnss

and srac nish, high

comprssiv strngth,

and xcnt dimnsiona

stabiity atr rpatd

stam striisation. Sch

matrias ar sd or

critica appications whr

prormanc paramtrs

ar strict and dmanding.

(.g. casstts sd in Phaco

msication nits, insion

trminas and intraocar

nss)

Malleable and Long Lasting

Rinorcd pastics hav th tnsi strngth

to withstand ong s withot osing intrinsic

proprtis, and sti thy can aord th kind o

maabiity and fxibiity which is a proprty

highy ndd in mdica dvics. Contact

nss in ophthamoogy or instanc. Thy

hav com a ong way sinc sag o acryic

and moving away rom gass. In orthopdics,

impants and rpacmnts hav bn

possib to joints and bons which wr

arir not so.

Quality Vision and Surgical Outcomes inOphthalmology

Dr. Ranajit Mkhrj, prominnt Ophthamic

Srgon and practitionr says that pastics

and its biomatrias hav mad it

possib or giving ra qaity

car to patints in th ast

dcad. His microscop hasdisposab pastic draps

which maks his opration

ara srgicay stri. His

Phaco systm has vavs

and rfx systms which

nab him to hav a bttr

contro o his working

paramtrswhnhprorms

cataract srgry. His casstts

ar pastic, asy to rpac and

asy to striis and aso, thy bring down

his pr srgry cost signicanty, a

bnt h passs on to his patints.And most importanty, th kind o

mti-oca IOlS (Intra-ocar impants) that


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Reinforced plastics

have the tensilestrength to withstand

long use without

losing intrinsic

properties, and still

they can afford the

kind of malleability

and fexibility which

is a property highly

needed in medical

devices.

ar avaiab today which giv a ar sprior

qaity o vision to his patints, ar thanks to

th pastics rvotion in th word. H bivs

in th grn movmnt and is a conscintios

dnizn o th word, h strongy s that

pastics hav bn a boon to th ophthamic

word.

Dr. Mkrj is mphatic in stating that

it is not jst a mattr o convninc that

has bn contribtd to, bt o srios

dsign that th pastics hav contribtd to.

Opn p any machin h says, that is now a

standard too in diagnostics or srgry in th

ophthamoogy id and yo wi ind critica

paramtrs bing controd by vavs and

parts mad o biomatrias drivd rom

pastics!

Radiology and High-end Diagnosis

Tak p any patint in a cancr ward or a

ward in nrosrgry trating tmors andyo wi nd oads o ms giving saggita,

cross-sctiona and dtaid pictrs o th

pathoogy with xact ocation and siz/dnsity

dtais, aowing th oprating srgons to

prcisy pac thir incisions and pan thir

srgica approach to th ast dtai. Th pastics

indstry rportdy xprincd a sas srg

immdiaty oowing Th Gradat ms

ras.

Th u.S. marktor pastic hathcar

packaging is xpctd to rach 3.8 biion

ponds o prodcts in 2010, which is xpctd

to incras to nary 5 biion ponds in 2015,

or a 5-yar compond anna growth rat

(CAGR) o 5.6%.

Pastics contin to nd mor

s in hathcar by rpacing mta,

gass and othr traditiona matrias

in sing s and rsab dvics.

Thy or strong, ightwight

prormanc aong with xcptiona

dsign fxibiity, as o abrication,

and th abiity to dirntiat yor

prodcts and yor brand sing coor.

Mdica prodcts, i.., thos sd by

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

Millionlbs.

2009

Polypropylene

LDPELLDPE

Other (1)

PVC

Polyesters

HDPE

Polystyrene & copolymers

Summary Figure

U.S. Healthcare packaging Market by Resin, 2009-2015

(Million Pounds)

2010 2015

1. Includes polycarbonates, nylons, COPEs, TPUs, Silicones, acrylics etc.

Source BCC Research


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Plastics used in

healthcare have

no cytotoxicity,

sensitisation,

intracutaneous

reactivity nor any

systemic toxicity.

These materialscan be sterilised

using conventional

sterilisation methods.

The Economic Times Polymers

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Reach out to the right audience.

Send in your latest product information (approx. 150 words),

a colour photograph or transparency

along with your contact address.

Product Write-uPs

mdica practitionrs thmsvs, in hospitas,

cinics, hom hathcar oprations, tc.

examps ar syrings, bood and intravnos

sotion bags, diagnostic kits, tbing, trays and

othr simiar ss.

More Confdence

Basd on biocompatibiity tsting as

dnd by ISO 10993:1, hathcar pastics

dmonstrat no vidnc o cytotoxicity,

snsitisation, intractanos ractivity or

act systmic toxicity. Ths matrias can b

striisd sing a convntiona striisation

mthods, incding stam, thyn oxid,

vaporisd hydrogn proxid and gamma

radiation.

And Finally

Compatibiity with caning agnts anddisinctants is an important considration

whn scting matrias or hathcar

appications. Chmica rsistanc

prormanc varis considraby among

pastics and is argy dpndnt on

mocar strctr. Othr inntia actors

incd:

l Typ o ragntl Ragnt concntration

l Tmpratr

l exposr tim

l Strss on abricatd part

Strss can b casd by an xtrna oad

appid dring s or by a rsida intrna

strss in th modd part d to procssing.

Rsida strss can b minimisd by adjsting

procssing conditions. Its important to

b amiiar with a matrias prormanc

ndr nstrssd and strssd conditions

as som ragnts having no ct onnstrssd pastic can cas cracking whn

strssd.

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