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3-D printed tissues and organs have shown real potential in addressing shortages of available donor tissue for people in need of transplants, but having them take root and survive after implantation has proven difficult to achieve. In a positive move for the technology, researchers have used with a newly-developed 3-D printer to produce human-scale muscle structures that matured into functional tissue after being implanted into animals.
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SPE Plastics Research Online
 Carbon nanotubes are widely used to manufacture polymer nanocomposites with antistatic, electromagnetic shielding, transparent, and conductive functions. These functionalities derive from the intrinsic properties of CNTs, including high aspect ratio (length-to-diameter ratio of about 1000), as well as excellent mechanical, thermal, and electrical characteristics. However, widespread use of CNTs in polymers is limited owing to their inhomogeneous dispersion in the polymer matrix and weak interaction between the CNTs and the polymer.
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Plastics Engineering
Many of you may realize that 3-D printing has been around for more than a quarter-century, but it’s only in recent years that it has really exploded on to the scene, often garnering the types of headlines usually reserved for cancer cures and moon landings. It is not the next industrial revolution. It will not render obsolete injection molding or other traditional forms of plastics processing.
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Plastics News
GF Biochemicals Ltd., a biofeedstocks firm co-founded by professional soccer player Mathieu Flamini, has acquired bioplastics maker Segetis Inc. of Golden Valley, Minnesota. The deal was announced with a headline on the websites of both firms, but no other information about the transaction was provided. Segetis makes Javelin-brand bioplasticizers that are used in flexible PVC compounds made by PolyOne Corp., Axiall Corp. and other compounders.
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Plastics Engineering
The world of conductive plastics/polymers, introduced several decades ago, features breakthrough technologies and novel usage of conductive polymers. These materials conduct electricity and are used in countless applications in many industries because they are easy to extrude or injection mold into desired shapes and sizes. “Conductive polymers are already used in fuel cells, computer displays and microsurgical tools, and are now finding applications in the field of biomaterials,” reports the journal Acta Biomaterialia.
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Packaging Europe
Mike Jordan, Managing Director of plastics ancillary business Summit Systems and owner of Boomerang Plastics says. “We are of course disappointed with the outcome, but, we have learnt some valuable lessons and have walked away ensuring all our creditors were paid. We will now be focusing on driving forward our successful new recycling systems business ‘Summit Recycling Systems’ which will design and build MRF and PRF sorting plants.”
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Recyling International
With the heavy investment in the Closed Loop Fund, Dr Pepper Snapple joins major brands like Walmart and Coca-Cola. The objective is to provide $100 million via zero-interest loans to cities and below-market loans to companies for single-stream expansion and modernization in order to “maximize recycling profitability.”
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Packaging World
A new study, Global Green Packaging Market 2016-2020, from Infiniti Research Ltd., predicts the global green packaging market will grow rapidly at a CAGR of more than 7 percent during the forecast period. The demand for eco-friendly and sustainable packaging materials by consumers is on the rise, according to the study, and hence vendors are largely focusing on developing materials that can be recycled and have the traditional capabilities of resistance to friction, moisture, and heat.
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Plastics Today
With the automotive industry at the head of the pack, selling 17.5 million vehicles in 2015, an increase of 5.7 percent over 2014, manufacturing is reinventing itself to meet new requirements and old challenges. Looking at automation, the Robotic Industries Association just released 2015 figures that show the North American robotics market also set a new record. A total of 31,464 robots, valued at $1.8 billion, were ordered from North American companies during 2015, an increase of 14 percent in units and 11 percent in dollars over 2014. Robot shipments also set new records, with 28,049 robots valued at $1.6 billion shipped to North American customers in 2015. Shipments grew 10 percent in units and 9 percent in dollars over previous records set in 2014.
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Plastics News
A New Zealand entrepreneur has designed a plastic recycling bin system with a modern, corporate look, and Kiwi businesses are embracing them. Mechanical engineer Steven Korner, co-owner of Wellington-based Method Ltd., has developed the injection-molded polypropylene Method Recycling Station. The bins clip together and are color coordinated for different types of recyclable and waste products. Red is for landfill, yellow for plastic and other recyclables and green for compostable waste.
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