https://info.eag.com/webinar-chemical-compatibility-070920

Chemical Compatibility – Polymers in Medical Devices

Thursday, July 9, 2020
10:30 am – 11:30 am PDT

In the healthcare industry there is an increasing focus on cleaning and disinfection of surfaces and medical devices. The recent Covid-19 pandemic and new Medical Device Regulations are expected to accelerate the focus on disinfection. Disinfection describes a process that eliminates many or all pathogenic microorganisms on surfaces. In health-care settings, objects usually are disinfected by liquid chemicals. The primary use of disinfectants is to eliminate or greatly reduce microbial pathogens and thus prevent the transmission of disease and illness.

The down side of frequent disinfection is that in particular polymer materials can show incompatibility against the chemical ingredients of the disinfection agents. This chemical incompatibility can lead to material discoloration, stickiness, embrittlement or even catastrophic crack formation of the material. In many cases the housing of the medical device is attacked by the disinfection agents leading to unsafe electrical and microbiological situations

This webinar gives you an introduction to what you can already do during product design & development to prevent material compatibility problems in the field. In addition, some examples of chemical incompatibility (failure mode analysis) will be discussed.

In this webinar we will cover:

• Disinfection of medical devices
• Factors influencing chemical incompatibility
• Overview chemical disinfection agents and polymers
• EAG test and consultancy services

Event Information

Event Topic:
Chemical Compatibility – Polymers in Medical Devices

Event Description:

Date/Time:
Date(s) - 07/09/20
10:30 am - 11:30 am

Event Location:
Other: Webinar- requires registration

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