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cal enabler of modern commerce, food security, The future of plastics in India's packaging in-
healthcare delivery, and consumer convenience. dustry remains exceptionally promising. For
As India's consumption economy expands, plas- packaging converters, polymer manufacturers,
tics will continue to play a central role in packag- machinery suppliers, and brand owners, the op-
ing the nation's growth story for it’s a smarter, portunity lies in combining growth with respon-
lighter, and increasingly sustainable than ever sibility.
before.
Medical Plastic Innovations Changing the Face Of
Healthcare Industry
D. L. Pandya Medical Polymers: Emerging Trends & Oppor-
tunities
nnovations in medical plastics and associated
applications are rapidly advancing in excit- Most future trends are generated within Re-
Iing ways propelling the growth of Plastics. search Groups, Industry R & D Activities, during
Ranked as Asia's fourth-largest medical equip- the applications and integration between the
ment manufacturer, India produces over 6,000 Engineers, Medical Professionals and Patients.
types of devices.
There are amazing ways that researchers are
using medical grade plastics to heal and even
replace human organs.
Many medical devices need combination of hard
and soft materials such as respiratory masks,
precision syringes, tubings, catheters, bags for
infusion solutions, implants such as artificial heart
valves and joints etc requiring a long time use.
Technological advancement in the thermoplastic
elastomer processing industry has made these
Polymers have played a big part in the creation elastomers an ideal choice for medical device
of medical devices in recent years. Concurrent-
ly, the medical device and healthcare industries manufacturing
face several new and evolving challenges relat- Implants manufactured from Biogradable Poly-
ed to materials, regulatory requirements, prod- mers l completely disappear without further ac-
uct design, and materials characterization and tion for example absorbent surgical suture ma-
validation in order to ensure better outcomes terials
for patients while being mindful of plastic wastes
in the environment and focusing efforts on sus- Biodegradable Polymers for Targeted Drug De-
tainability. livery disintegrate and eventually vanish when
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