Evolving global regulations are driving the healthcare industry to continuously look for new ways to enhance safety throughout the industry value chain.
At K 2013, Sabic will be showcasing its portfolio of engineered thermoplastics and polymer technologies that can help enhance the safety for care-givers and patients.
Director of healthcare marketing for Sabic Cathleen Hess said: “Increasingly, in healthcare environments, minimising Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAIs) has been a major challenge for our customers.”
“Sabic’s engineering thermoplastic technology with antimicrobial additives and materials with enhanced sterilisation performance are two of Sabic’s recent developments which can be used within the healthcare industry to help decrease the spread of infection,” Hess added.
Safety
According to the World Health Organisation, of every 100 hospitalised patients at any given time, 7 in developed countries and 10 in developing countries will acquire at least one HCAI.
Sabic has responded to this information with a range of LNP antimicrobial thermoplastic compounds, using silver-based antimicrobial technology, as silver is well-suited to diverse applications and accepted as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, with activity against multiple pathogens.
With four different base resins and two different levels of antimicrobial effect, Sabic boasts one of the broadest portfolios of antimicrobial materials, allowing device designers and manufacturers the freedom to meet the strict requirements of the healthcare industry.
Precision
Within the healthcare profession, there is an increased demand for techniques to improve the accuracy, efficiency and precision in drug transfer.
Sabic PP PCGR40 and Sabic PP PCGR40L are the company’s latest solutions within its polymer portfolio.
This clarified polypropylene (PP) material has an exceptional glass-like clarity that supports improvements in dosing accuracy and better detection of contaminants in medical applications such as conventional or pre-filled plastic syringes and dosing systems.
Additionally, the grade is produced with a peroxide-free technology which results in a cleaner resin as no peroxide residues will migrate into the medicine from the syringe barrel.
K 2013 is from 16-23 October, Düsseldorf, Germany. Visit Sabic in hall 6, stand D42.
