CUPERTINO, Calif., Dec. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its LACTEL Absorbable Polymer (LACTEL) product line to Evonik, ...
CUPERTINO, Calif., Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today announced that the sale of the LACTEL product line to Evonik closed and the $15 million payment was received on ...
The University of Minnesota won several U.S. patents over the years as the result of a long-standing research collaboration on plastics with Dow Chemical Co., including such inventions as ...
Global Absorbable Sutures Market OverviewThe global absorbable sutures market is projected to grow at a steady rate of around 5% over the next five years, supported by the increasing number of ...
The degradation rates of the polymers used in many medical devices are a function of both morphology and time. In the following exchange, Dennis Jamiolkowski, Distinguished Research Fellow at Ethicon ...
Medical devices made from bioresorbable polymers have already enjoyed a good deal of commercial success. Products like Ethicon’s Securestrap, a device used for mesh fixation in endoscopic procedures, ...
Biodegradable polymers are a type of polymer that exists both naturally and can be synthesized in laboratories. This special class of polymer is broken down naturally by microbial processes to produce ...
Researchers at Central South University and MedArt developed a biodegradable cranial fixation device that strengthens bone healing, reduces complications, and offers a safer alternative to traditional ...
Available for more than 40 years, bioresorbable polymers remain a focus of research in industry and academia, with some potentially groundbreaking developments in the pipeline. A new polymer family ...