AMI`s Medical Tubing 2017 is a conference dedicated to polymeric medical tubing and catheters, materials, covering design, applications and production.
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 – e.g. 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
