Waxworm Eats Plastic
The durability of plastic materials is both a benefit and a liability. Many plastics can withstand harsh weather, salt spray, ultraviolet light, and mechanical stress for years without visible effect. Unfortunately, this durability also means that when we are done with the plastic, it persists in our waste stream for years, resisting breakdown. A view […]
Born to Run…GCMS & DMA
Running shoe technology has come a long way since Bill Bowerman, a running coach at the University of Oregon, first made prototypes by melting rubber into treads with a waffle iron in the 1960s, starting what would become Nike. As material technology improved, along with capabilities in analyzing running kinematics and physiology, shoe designs have […]
What Plastic to Use in Your Medical Device?
The selection of a polymer for a medical device requires careful thought and knowledge of both the plastic and the target application, and how each will respond to the other. The range of choices of polymers for medical applications continue to increase as resin manufacturers synthesize novel homopolymers and copolymers, compounders create polymer blends and […]
CPG Receives ISO 17025 Accreditation
Cambridge Polymer Group is pleased to announce ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). ISO/IEC 17025:2005 is the international standard by which a testing laboratory’s commitment to quality and technical competence is evaluated. ISO 17025 includes ISO 9001 standards and adds higher level requirements, specific to testing laboratories. CPG underwent a […]