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Biocompatible plastics and their importance in the medical device industry
By Archita Datta Majumdar
 Plastics have paved their way into every aspect of human life due to their unique properties of malleability, easily changeable shapes and forms and low cost of production. Significant developments in plastics technology have coincided with the advent of innovative medical devices — pacemakers, stents and hip-replacement devices — which have enabled medical solutions for all kinds of ailments and impairments. Despite their ease of use, plastics can bring the risk of health and environmental hazards that can undermine all medical efforts unless treated minutely at first. Hence, the need for biocompatibility which can reduce these risks and enable us to fully derive the benefits.
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Modeling post-fatigue behavior of nanocomposite fibers
SPE Plastics Research Online
There is particular interest in incorporating nanosized particles in polymeric materials for improved mechanical performance. These single-filament polymer fibers reinforced with nanofibers have great potential for applications in the automotive, biomedical and civil engineering sectors. However, a detailed and systematic study of their fatigue and fracture behavior is needed before these materials can replace conventional fiber materials.
Halloysite nanotubes as reinforcing fillers in polymeric nanocomposites
SPE Plastics Research Online
Halloysite is a tubular aluminosilicate with two interesting characteristics: a chemical composition similar to montmorillonite, and a nanotubular geometry similar to carbon nanotubes. Because of these features, its use as a reinforcing filler in polymer nanocomposites has attracted considerable interest in recent years.
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Is plastic packaging the 'silent hero' to the global food waste problem?
Plastics Today
It's estimated that 1 in 7 people go to bed hungry each night. But as many companies and individuals work to fight hunger, there's also another issue at hand: food waste. According to a new report, up to 50 percent of food produced around the world each year ends up as waste. Dana Gunders, project scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council, said: "The packaging industry can serve as an inherent part of the solution by offering different packaging sizes, innovative packaging that extends the product's life along with ensuring the recyclability of the packaging."
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Can fungi replace plastics?
Union College via PhysOrg
Fungi, with the exception of shitake and certain other mushrooms, tend to be something we associate with moldy bread or dank-smelling mildew. But they really deserve more respect. Fungi have fantastic capabilities and can be grown, under certain circumstances, in almost any shape and be totally biodegradable. And, as if this weren't enough, they might have the potential to replace plastics one day. The secret is in the mycelia.
Dow Chemical in deal to enhance performance plastics
Fox Business
Dow Chemical has signed a long-term ethylene off-take agreement with a new Japanese joint venture that will allow the chemical producer to enhance its performance plastics franchise. Dow — the world's second-largest chemical producer by revenue — is a large consumer of linear alpha olefins and utilizes them within its Performance Plastics franchise for the production of high-performance materials.
These 19 states lead the US manufacturing resurgence
Area Development Online
With new advances in technology, lean manufacturing techniques and best practices, American manufacturing is becoming cost-competitive with offshore locations, resulting in more companies bringing their operations back to the United States — or nearshoring to Mexico. We have identified 19 states where manufacturing is leading the way.
Plastic film recycling rises to 1 billion pounds annually
Packaging World
The recycling of plastic film climbed 4 percent to reach 1 billion pounds annually in 2011 for the first time, according to a recently released report. According to the report, approximately 58 percent of U.S.-recovered postconsumer film was consumed domestically in 2011 — up from 53 percent in 2010 — largely due to growth in the plastic and composite lumber industry, the primary market for this material.
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Zeus PEEK Insulated Wire (commonly referred to as magnet wire) results from the extrusion of PEEK over copper wire. PEEK Insulated Wire has high continuous operating temperature, excellent abrasion and chemical resistance, and dielectric strength. MORE
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3-D printing holds prosthetic promise for casualties of strife
USA Today
Founded in 2011, the Global Entrepreneurship and Maker Space Initiative's goal is to tap the creativity, technical expertise and entrepreneurial drive of young people to solve pressing social problems in their native lands, Bilal Ghalib says. That includes violence-plagued parts of North Africa and the Middle East. Ghalib created a custom prosthetic that he planned to refine using 3-D prototyping technology at the maker space in Baghdad.
Manufacturing to outperform GDP growth in 2013, 2014
IndustryWeek
Industry group Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation is forecasting that industrial production will increase 2.2 percent in 2013, an increase from 2 percent in the group's December 2012 forecast. In 2014 growth is anticipated to be 3.6 percent.
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India may become 5th-largest manufacturing nation
Qatar News Agency via MENAFN.com
India may become the fifth-largest manufacturing nation — from ninth position at present — if the country is able to increase the share of manufacturing in GDP to 25 percent, a new report said. The National Manufacturing Policy envisages that India's manufacturing sector should increase its share of GDP from 15 percent at present to 25 percent by 2022, in line with global peers.
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Levi's now making jeans from recycled plastic
NBC News
They don't look like they're made from trash — and that's the whole idea behind Levi's new Waste-Less jeans. The company says at least 20 percent of the material that goes into making this denim comes from recycled plastic bottles and food trays. That means about eight 12- to 20-ounce bottles are reborn in each pair.
BASF, Owens Corning, TenCate partner on thermoplastic composites
Environmental Leader
Owens Corning, BASF and TenCate Advanced Composites have agreed to work together to develop thermoplastic composites for the mass production of automobiles in an effort to make vehicles lighter and more fuel-efficient. BASF will contribute its knowledge of producing and formulating thermoplastic resins, TenCate Advanced Composites will offer its expertise in composites manufacturing and Owens Corning will share its technology to develop tailor-made fabrics and glass reinforcement products.
Injection molder's green upgrades benefit customers and itself
Plastics Today
From LED lighting in its office space to variable speed motors on the central chiller and all-electric injection molding machines, PRISM Plastics made energy efficiency a focal point of its new Chesterfield, Mich., operation, to the benefit of its bottom line, and ultimately, its customers as well.
Group of scientists argue plastic should be treated as hazardous waste
Public Radio International
A group of scientists are suggesting the government declare plastic a hazardous waste in order to generate more funding for the Environmental Protection Agency's clean-up programs. Though more research needs to be done, one ecologist says they already have a strong lead.
India's Mahindra e20 electric car clad in plastic body
Plastics News
Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles has launched its long-awaited Mahindra e20, which weighs about 830 kilograms and uses about 80 kilograms of plastic. In addition to the instrument panel, fenders, front and rear bumper, the model is clad in a plastic body.
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