Medical Tubing US 2019

Key Topics

• Developments in the design of medical tubing and catheters
• New markets and opportunities for medical tubing and catheters
• Materials selection criteria and processes for medical tubing and catheters
• The evolving performance requirements for medical tubing and catheters
• Adding new functionality to polymers used in medical tubing applications
• Developments in different polymers for medical tubing and catheter applications, including PVC compounds; polyolefins; thermoplastic elastomers; engineering plastics; silicones; thermoplastic polyurethanes etc
• Standards and certification requirements for medical tubing and materials
• Improving key properties of medical tubing – eg kink resistance, heat resistance, flexibility, clarity
• Advances in extrusion die designs for intricate medical tubing configurations
• Optimizing extrusion lines for faster and higher quality medical tubing production
• Results of new research and development work in this market
• Monitoring the quality and consistency of medical tubing
• Case studies of medical tubing development and production