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SUMMARY:“Hot Topics in the Medical Devices Industry” and Recognition of Our New Emeritus Member: Glenn Beall
DESCRIPTION:The Society of Plastics Engineers Medical Plastics Division joint meeting with the Chicago and Milwaukee Sections will host an evening of\n“Hot Topics in the Medical Devices Industry” and Recognition of Our New Emeritus Member: Glenn Beall \n“Hot Topics in the Medical Devices industry” event: this is a live in-person event and you will need to register.  \nPaul Calhoon and our friends at the SPE Chicago Section are handling registration at this link: \nhttps://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejd0dnhe408ab11d&oseq=&c=&ch=
URL:https://mpd.4spe.org/event/hot-topics-in-the-medical-devices-industry-and-recognition-of-our-new-emeritus-member-glenn-beall/
LOCATION:Holiday Inn Gurnee\, 6161 West Grand Avenue\, Gurnee\, 60031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Technical Conference
ORGANIZER;CN="Len Czuba":MAILTO:lczuba@czubaenterprises.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230206T080000
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SUMMARY:SPE Medical Plastics Division MiniTec 2023
DESCRIPTION:SPE’s MiniTec 2023 \nInnovation in medical plastics continues in the form of new materials\, improved processing methods\, new designs for devices and packages and new sustainability initiatives. This is despite the many new challenges that MedTech has faced in the form of the pandemic limitations\, supply chain challenges and new regulations. Trends in the industry have also helped define new approaches for innovation and best practices to demonstrate effective and safe medical technologies. \nJoin medical plastics experts as they share the latest\, including: \n\nEnabling materials for medical device technology\nPrecision and tight tolerance molding\nProcess optimization and design\nSustainable solutions for medical devices\nCompliance in the current device climate\nAdvanced processing methods\nNew developments in chemical evaluation\, resins and implantables\nPanel discussions featuring industry experts\n\nThis year’s MiniTec will be a two-day event Starting Monday morning and extending through Tuesday evening and will include multiple networking opportunities with industry leaders. SPE’s Medical Plastic Division will also feature table-top exhibitors in the conference room and our popular poster session display with more information for Plastics and MedTech professionals. Don’t miss it! \nREGISTER ON-LINE HERE: https://www.imengineeringwest.com/en/education/conference-partners.html \nCONFERENCE AGENDA: MiniTec 23 Schedule Draft 11-23-22 LC (002)
URL:https://mpd.4spe.org/event/spe-medical-plastics-division-minitec-2023/
LOCATION:Anaheim Convention Center\, 800 West Katella Avenue\, Anaheim\, CA\, 92802-3415\, United States
CATEGORIES:Technical Conference
ORGANIZER;CN="Len Czuba":MAILTO:lczuba@czubaenterprises.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240110T180000
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SUMMARY:Medical Plastics Division Webinar - Plastics Rheology in Micro Injection Molding
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Medical Plastics Webinar of 2024! \n  \nMedical Plastics Division “Happy Hour Speaker Series” \nFeaturing: Patrick Haney from MTD Micromolding \n \nWednesday\, January 10\, 2024\, 6:00p – 7:00p EST \n  \nAgenda: \n6:00 Welcome / Introductions / Review Session Format \n6:05 Introduce our featured speaker\, Patrick Haney \n6:30 Begin Q&A & continue “Happy Hour” discussion \n7:00 Wrap up and Thanks to all for participating\, especially Patrick! \n  \nTitle: Plastics Rheology in Micro Injection Molding \nAbstract: It is widely considered that plastics in the molten state demonstrate non-Newtonian flow behavior. In the large majority of cases\, this assumption is correct and reliable. However in the extreme shear environments of micro injection molding\, shear thinning behavior is often pushed to the limits into a region sometimes referred to as “the second Newtonian plateau”. In this presentation\, we will discuss conventional plastics flow behavior and  explore some of the phenomena that occur under extreme shear exposure. Some side effects of these behavioral changes to the resultant molded product will also be discussed. \n  \nSpeaker info: \nPatrick Haney \n814.706.8838 – MTD Micro Molding \nPHaney@mtdmicromolding.com \n________________________________________________________________________________ \nMicrosoft Teams meeting \nJoin on your computer\, mobile app or room device \nClick here to join the meeting \nMeeting ID: 326 434 432 394\nPasscode: TFNMB6 \nDownload Teams | Join on the web \nOr call in (audio only) \n+1 213-437-3346\,\,551038774#   United States\, Los Angeles \nPhone Conference ID: 551 038 774# \nFind a local number | Reset PIN \nLearn More | Meeting options \n________________________________________________________________________________ \n 
URL:https://mpd.4spe.org/event/medical-plastics-division-webinar-plastics-rheology-in-micro-injection-molding/
LOCATION:Virtual Conference
CATEGORIES:Technical Conference
ORGANIZER;CN="Len Czuba":MAILTO:lczuba@czubaenterprises.com
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SUMMARY:2024 MPD MiniTec: Medical Plastics - Innovations for Life
DESCRIPTION:SPE’s Medical Plastics MiniTec will be held Monday February 5th and Tuesday February 6th\, a day prior to and concurrent with the first day of the 2024 MD&M West Expo &  Conference in the Anaheim Convention Center. \nInnovations in medical plastics and associated applications are rapidly advancing in exciting ways. Concurrently\, the medical device and healthcare industries face several new and evolving challenges related to materials\, regulatory requirements\, product design\, and materials characterization and validation in order to ensure better outcomes for patients while being mindful of plastic wastes in the environment and focusing efforts on sustainability. Join us for a two-day program with experts in the medical plastics industries that explore these topics and more. \nTopics include:\n Innovations in Resins\, Surface Modifications\, and Processing\n Silicones Bringing New Benefits & the Use of Surface Modifications\n Global Impact of PFAS on Medical Polymers & Devices\n Progress Updates in Sustainability of Medical Polymers\n New Product Designs Highlighting & Enabled by Medical Polymers\n Characterization & Validation of Medical Devices\n Drug Delivery & Novel Processing of Medical Polymers \nPoster Sessions:\nIn addition to this technical program from the podium\, this MiniTec will feature a poster session with additional presentations unable to be squeezed into the live program. These posters will be on display in the conference room and Mezzanine level hallway between the escalators and the conference rooms. The posters will be displayed throughout the conference program for three days! Make sure you take time to view this work! \nA special keynote speaker\, Dr. Maureen Reitman\, will present after lunch on the first day of the program. \nThese live technical presentations combined with an enjoyable Membership Reception allowing us to continue our discussion and view the poster offerings. Join us for this must-attend event! We look forward to seeing you and your colleagues there! Don’t miss it! \nTo register click here: https://www.imengineeringwest.com/en/education/conference/spe-mpd-minitec.html \nPlease see our MiniTec Flyer: MiniTec 24 Flyer v11 22Dec23 LC (003)
URL:https://mpd.4spe.org/event/2024-mpd-minitec-medical-plastics-innovations-for-life/
LOCATION:Anaheim Convention Center\, 800 West Katella Avenue\, Anaheim\, CA\, 92802-3415\, United States
CATEGORIES:Technical Conference
ORGANIZER;CN="Len Czuba":MAILTO:lczuba@czubaenterprises.com
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SUMMARY:Medical Plastics MiniTec 2025: Medical Polymers – Improving the Quality of Life
DESCRIPTION:Medical Polymers – Improving the Quality of Life MedTech Trends in Materials\, Product Design and Packaging\, Processing\, Regulations\, and Sustainability \nSPE’s Medical Plastics MiniTec will be held Monday February 3rd through Tuesday February 4th\, a day prior to and concurrent with the first day of the 2025 MD&M West Expo & Conference in the Anaheim Convention Center.  \nInnovations in medical plastics and associated applications are rapidly advancing in exciting ways\, enabling therapies and new devices that improve patients’ quality of life. Concurrently\, the medical device and healthcare industries face several new and evolving challenges related to materials\, regulatory requirements\, product design\, and materials characterization and validation in order to ensure better outcomes for patients while being mindful of environment waste and sustainability efforts. Join us for a two-day program with experts in the medical plastics industries that explore these topics and more! \nTopics include:  \n\nInnovations in Medical Polymer Materials\nNew Product Designs Enabled by Medical Polymers\nSustainability of Medical Polymers Throughout the Product Lifecycle\nMaterials & Methods to Address Evolving Regulations and Improve Patient Safety\nEvolving Sterilization Technologies to Improve Safety\nAdvances in Next-Generation Polymer Processing\n\nRegistration & more information: https://www.mdmwest.com/en/education/conference/spe-mpd-minitec.html \nSponsorship Opportunities are still available! MiniTec 2025 – Sponsoring Opportunities – 31-July-2024 \nPreliminary Program: MiniTec West 2025 Program Ver1
URL:https://mpd.4spe.org/event/medical-plastics-minitec-2025-medical-polymers-improving-the-quality-of-life/
LOCATION:Anaheim Convention Center\, 800 West Katella Avenue\, Anaheim\, CA\, 92802-3415\, United States
CATEGORIES:Technical Conference
ORGANIZER;CN="Len Czuba":MAILTO:lczuba@czubaenterprises.com
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SUMMARY:Thermoplastic Hydrogel-Elastomer Composites Through Compatibilization
DESCRIPTION:Medical Plastics Division – Happy Hour Speaker Series\nFeaturing: Dr. William Boston Morris\nnewly granted PhD of Material Science & Engineering from Colorado State University \nTitle: “Thermoplastic Hydrogel-Elastomer Composites Through Compatibilization with Common Copolymer End-Blocks” \nWednesday\, August 13\, 2025\, 6:00p – 7:00p Eastern / 3-4pm Pacific \nMicrosoft Teams Online Meeting \nMeeting ID: 261 198 853 692 9 \nPasscode: ND7ZF3tH \n>> RSVP\nAgenda: \n6:00 Welcome / Introductions / Review Session Format \n6:05 Introduce our featured speaker\, Will Boston Morris \n6:30 Begin Q&A & continue “Happy Hour” discussion \n7:00 Wrap up and Thanks to all for participating\, especially Will aka “Boston”! \n\nAbstract: The development of immiscible polymer-polymer composites that unify disparate material properties into a single bulk material has long been hindered by challenges in stabilizing incompatible polymer domains against macrophase separation while achieving sufficient interfacial adhesion for efficient mechanical load transfer. This work introduces a new class of polymer-polymer composites designed to address these challenges based on forming composites between styrenic block copolymer (SBC) thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) containing immiscible copolymer midblocks with distinct material properties. \nLeveraging the inherent microphase separation behavior of ABA block copolymer systems\, which are widely used in TPEs to generate reversible physical crosslinking\, this work establishes a simple\, scalable\, and tunable method for fabricating tough\, durable\, and intrinsically lubricious hydrogel–elastomer composites. By combining TPE materials that share common vitreous polystyrene end blocks\, each component forms its own phase-separated elastomeric network while simultaneously experiencing enhanced interfacial adhesion. Continuous vitreous polystyrene domains formed at the component interfaces stabilize the blend morphology and enable mechanical load transfer between phases. Adjusting the compositional ratios and specific TPEs selected\, allows this composite platform to be tailored to meet a diverse range of performance specifications pertinent in medical devices\, soft electronics\, and membrane technologies. \nThe thermoplastic hydrogel–elastomer composites developed in this work specifically address the persistent need for intrinsically lubricious\, low-friction elastomers and silicones. Traditional elastomers\, while flexible and durable\, often suffer from tacky surfaces that require secondary lubricious treatments for medical device applications. Conversely\, hydrogels offer excellent lubricity and poroelastic relaxation but typically lack scalable methods for introducing the needed mechanical strength and toughness. By integrating an SBC thermoplastic hydrogel phase into commercial SBC TPEs\, this work demonstrates the creation of versatile hydrogel composites featuring hydrophilic lubricious surfaces and outstanding mechanical durability while remaining thermally processable using standard processing techniques such as injection molding and extrusion. \nBio: Dr. William Boston Morris recently completed his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at Colorado State University following a bachelor’s degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering. His doctoral research developed thermoplastic elastomer-hydrogel composites\, a promising new medical plastic designed to provide hydrophilic low-friction intrinsically to styrenic TPEs\, such as SEBS\, for medical devices like catheters and soft tissue mimics. William has experience working with Gelastomerics\, a startup commercializing this technology\, and managed a materials testing lab at CSU\, where he trained and mentored students. He is currently seeking industry opportunities to apply his materials science expertise. \n>> RSVP
URL:https://mpd.4spe.org/event/thermoplastic-hydrogel-elastomer-composites-through-compatibilization/
LOCATION:Webinar via Teams
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour Speaker Series
ORGANIZER;CN="Len Czuba":MAILTO:lczuba@czubaenterprises.com
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SUMMARY:MiniTec Conference at MD&M MidWest – October 21\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Medical Polymers Innovations\, Challenges\, and Opportunities\n \n  \nLearn from leading leaders and experts on: \n\n\n \n\nAdvanced Medical Polymers\n\n\nNext-Generation Medical Devices & Therapeutic Delivery\n\n\nManufacturing Innovations & Process Control\nRegulatory Compliance & Testing\nSustainability & Lifecycle Consideration\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n>>Register to Attend\n  \n \n\nConnect with Colleagues & Experts\nJoin our Day 1 Reception & Informal Dinners \n  \n\nThank You to our Sponsors\n \n 
URL:https://mpd.4spe.org/event/minitec-conference-at-mdm-midwest-minneapolis-convention-center-%c2%b7-october-21-2025/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Technical Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260202T080000
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SUMMARY:MiniTec Conference at MD&M West – February 2-3\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nLearn from leading leaders and experts on: \n\nAdvanced Medical Polymers\nNext-Generation Medical Devices & Therapeutic Delivery\nManufacturing Innovations & Process Control\nRegulatory Compliance & Testing\nSustainability & Lifecycle Consideration\n\n  \n>>Register to Attend\n \n 
URL:https://mpd.4spe.org/event/minitec-conference-at-mdm-west-february-2-3-2026/
LOCATION:Anaheim Convention Center\, 800 West Katella Avenue\, Anaheim\, CA\, 92802-3415\, United States
CATEGORIES:Technical Conference
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260310
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SUMMARY:ANTEC 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join a dynamic community of global thought leaders\, researchers\, and professionals driving progress in plastics. \n  \n 
URL:https://mpd.4spe.org/event/antec-2026/
LOCATION:Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown\, 600 Commonwealth Pl\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Technical Conference
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