Plastics have been an integral part of human progress, revolutionizing industries from healthcare and agriculture to automotive, aerospace, electronics, and renewable energy. They have made life safe....
PLA-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are generally produced as either polymer blends or block copolymers that integrate rigid PLA segments with softer, more flexible segments. Common methodologi....
In continuation of this series on the utilization of plastics in medical catheters, we will examine another crucial element of catheter design: the frictional and surface characteristics of catheters....
Plastics have transformed contemporary industries owing to their distinctive attributes of durability, adaptability, and cost-effectiveness. We will now examine plastics in relation to paper, jute....
1. Introduction to WVTR
The Water Vapor Transmission Rate (WVTR) is a critical property used to assess the moisture barrier performance of plastic films and flexible pack....
Quality, Quality Assurance (QA), and Total Quality Management (TQM) in the Plastics Industry :
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Plastics often face criticism for their role in waste accumulation, environmental degradation, and microplastic pollution. However, the fundamental issue lies in inadequate waste m....
Human civilization has utilized polyethylene materials for various daily needs since 1933, when it was developed by Reginald Gibson and produced by ICI, often without a full unders....
Continuing the series on the use of plastics in medical catheters, we will focus on a key element of catheter design; the radio opacity of catheters. Radio opacity can be defined as the property of a....
1. Principle of FTIR Spectroscopy
Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy is a non-destructive analytical technique that characterizes materials based on their int....
The composition of the human body is inherently complicated in nature. Starting with the cell, it proceeds to form a collection of cells which are formed into various organs, furthermore integrating ....
A career in plastic engineering focuses on the design, development, and production of plastic materials and products. It's a dynamic field that combines aspects of chemistry, physics, engineering, an....
In this blog, we shall focus on the use of Polyurethane (PU) formulations in medical applications. Incidentally, I will be conducting a training course titled ‘Polyurethane Innovations as Medical Ma....
Design Thinking can be defined as an approach designed to bring structure to problem-solving, collaboration, and learning. It involves a sequence of steps aimed at identifying challenges, gath....
In the last blog (Part II of the series), we examined important parameters including the size of catheters, the selection of size and effect of t....
IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF VACUUM DISTILLATION
- Distillation under vacuum conditions is practiced to achieve one or more of the followi....
Introduction: All chemical plants employ specific heating arrangements tailored to their process requirements. In the industry, heating sy....
Plastics have become an inevitable part in almost all aspects of our everyday lives. They have found application in packaging, storage containers....
In the last blog (Part I of the series), we looked at the definition, application areas and the properties required for catheters. We shall conti....
Looking at the application of plastics and polymers in medical devices, I will be focusing on the definition, manufacture, and use of medical cat....
Let me begin by saying that there is nothing like one “universal” screw design that is ideal for processing all polymers and compounds. To achiev....
CHAPTER 1
TOPICS FOR INTRODUCTORY LECTURE
- What are public utilities?
- What are plant utilities of chemical industry?
- Difference between basic utilitie....
The performance of a medical device is dependent on the behavior of the material that it is composed of, under in vivo conditions. Since many dev....
Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems' ability to adapt to climate change, thereby affecting food produ....
Plastics that need to meet stringent requirements require support which can be gained in the form of special high performance additives which inc....
Medical science continues to advance in both disease treatment strategies and the understanding of medical conditions. Concurrent with these adva....
“A powerful extruder capable of giving high output” is a catchy statement which is bound to attract your attention. The important thing to....
Introduction
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) is a flexible polymer commonly modified with additives to enhance impact resistance and reduce no....
I. Introduction
The production of PVC from Vinyl chloride (VC) was first documented in the early nineteenth century. Large-scale produc....