January 12, 2012 - Radiopacity in Medical Devices
CPG now offers quantitative radiopacity analysis compliant with ASTM F640 "Standard Test Methods for Determining the Radiopacity for Medical Use." In this method, the medical device is imaged with a conventional X-ray system, and the image density contrast is quantified with a densitometer.
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December 20, 2011 - High crosslinked UHWMPE patent issued
CPG researchers were awarded US Patent 8076387 for a process of making a highly crosslinked polyethylene for biomedical applications with improved oxidation resistance. This patent is available for license.
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November 29, 2011 - Document Control System
Cambridge Polymer Group is pleased to announce implementation of our new document control system as part of our ongoing improvement of our quality system. This DCS is 21CFR compliant and allows us to electronically sign and issue reports and protocols. Clients will soon see changes in the form of electronically signed and verified reports.

November 29, 2011 - AMI Medical Plastics Conference
CPG scientists presented several studies on the use of antioxidants in medical grade plastics at AMI's conference on medical grade polymers in Philadelphia on September 13-14th.
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August 26, 2011 - HAP Paul Award
Each year, the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty awards the HAP Paul Award to the best paper outlining new developments in the field of arthroplasty. This year, the award will be presented to researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Cambridge Polymer Group for their work on active oxidation stabilization techniques for highly crosslinked UHMWPE. The award will be presented in the October ISTA conference.
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