Updates From May 2013 ASTM Meeting
The Spring ASTM meeting of F04 (Biomedical Materials and Devices) met in Indianapolis, IN this week. Some key highlights of the meeting are as follows: Cleanliness of Biomedical Devices The standard for shipping of potentially infectious tissues and devices was approved, and is now available as ASTM F2995-13. ASTM F561 (Device retrieval) will be amended […]
Metal on Metal Hip Implants
J&J Depuy, maker of the Ultamet Metal-on-Metal acetabular hip system, has announced that they will no longer market this and related metal-on-metal products after August 31st. Since around 2007, the use of metal-on-metal has been in steady decline due to concerns about metal ion release and its possible association with pseuodo tumour formation in some […]
MIT Polymer Day
MIT held its annual MIT Polymer Day in March. Cambridge Polymer Group was a sponsor, and also supplied two judges for the poster contest, where students and post-doctoral research fellows presented their work on polymer technology. Link to PPST
Crystallinity in Peek
Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is finding its way into more and more medical devices, due to its high strength, resistance to oxidation, bioinertness, and ease of manufacturing. PEEK is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic, and the crystallinity is strongly dependant on the processing conditions used to form a PEEK component, such as molding and cooling temperatures, sample […]