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Singapore scientists have designed the chemical and physical properties of a new copolymer to target drugs straight to disease sites, improving efficacy and reducing side effects. 22 December 2011

Chinese scientists have developed a novel polymer to extract valuable pharmacological products from green tea. 12 December 2011

University of Houston researchers have found that mixing carbon nanotubes with a particular polymer can boost their bactericidal action in thin films. 30 November 2011

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin-based Plas-Tech Engineering, a custom moulder of medical components, has selected Teknor Apex Medalist elastomer compounds as alternatives to conventional materials for a new range of single-use syringes used in cosmetic surgery. 28 November 2011

Get-together at Engel UK headquarters showcases best practice in medical moulding 18 November 2011

There’s nothing like experiencing something first hand to get an appreciation of how it works, an observation that I was able to make last week during a routine hospital visit. 17 November 2011

US-based Eastman Chemical Company is launching its Tritain copolyester MP100 for rigid medical packaging in Europe. 4 November 2011

The British Plastics Federation has urged policy makers the world over to acknowledge that using plastics helps people on the planet survive in increasingly testing circumstances. 31 October 2011

New garden bird feeders with biocidal coatings will help prevent garden birds catching bacterial infections. 20 October 2011

A Chinese catheter manufacturer has selected Clariant’s Mevopur – a family of masterbatches and compounds specifically designed for use in medical devices. 12 October 2011

Medical packaging manufacturer Gerresheimer has raised its revenue guidance after sales grew 9.9% in the third quarter. 7 October 2011

The University of Exeter has opened a £2.6m facility that will be the first in the UK to offer EOS enabled, high temperature polymer additive manufacturing. 21 September 2011

There is no clear link between bisphenol A exposure and the onset of type 2 diabetes according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. 21 September 2011

Politicians should roll up their sleeves and become business buddies to local small firms, according to the prime minister David Cameron. 15 September 2011

German medical injection moulder Gerresheimer Regensburg will increase capacity in its China facility four-fold in the next 18 months, and is planning for a second factory in the country. 12 September 2011

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