Higher medical levels also place stricter requirements on the production of medical devices. At the moment when the population aging trend is accelerating and painless treatment is pursued, and due to external policies and other factors, the research and development of medical devices faces new challenges. With the expansion of the global medical consumables consumer market, plastics are increasingly used in the medical field, and plastic devices have gradually replaced some traditional medical devices.

In terms of materials, plastics have good chemical inertness and biosafety compared with metal or glass materials used in traditional medical devices, and are inexpensive, easy to form, relatively tough, suitable for single-use, hygienic and safe. At present, the concept of environmental protection has penetrated into all walks of life, and the research and development of medical materials is no exception. Biocompatible degradable materials are becoming a new hot spot in the industry.

For example, high performance specialty engineering plastic PEEK (polyetheretherketone) has good biocompatibility, biostability and X-ray transparency, as well as excellent mechanical, physical, chemical, electrical, thermal and other properties. It has been used in the manufacture of artificial plastic implants for three-dimensional plastic parts, and has been used in artificial spine, orthopedics, sports medicine, and cardiovascular. When it comes to degradable medical equipment, cardiovascular stents have a place. Compared with traditional stents, degradable stents are decomposed into harmless substances in the human body after a period of use, reducing subsequent medical problems and improving heart disease. The quality of life has been very helpful, and the current advanced biodegradable plastic stent has been approved by the US FDA.Plastic washing line

According to the forecast of China Medical Industry Information Center, the scale of China’s medical device market will exceed 600 billion yuan in 2019, and the compound annual growth rate will reach 16.8%. At the beginning of this year, Baidu, Tencent and Huawei’s three giants entered the medical device market one after another, and it is expected to further promote the development of the industry. At the 2019 Chinaplas held in May this year, many exhibitors also brought new achievements in the field of medical plastics. From the research and development of new materials to the injection molding and extrusion of precision instruments, the development of medical plastics is booming. The trend. From this we can see that plastic does have great potential in the medical field.

Medical equipment is a double-intensive industry of capital technology. It has long been monopolized by developed countries such as Europe and the United States. China has started late in this respect. After years of development, it has gradually become a trend. Especially in recent years, the implementation of major medical measures such as rural medical reform, grassroots hospital construction, and community health service centers reflects the importance attached by the Chinese government to medical health, and the support for technological innovation in the medical device industry is gradually increasing. It provides a good growth environment for the development of medical related fields in China.

Medical plastics are an important part of medical polymer materials, and China has more room for development especially in the field of disposable polymer medical devices. At present, there are still few enterprises with strong strength in the production of medical plastics in China. Although PVC and PP are basically domestically produced, PE, PC, ABS and other medical plastics still depend on imports. The innovative short board will still restrict China in the future. Factors in the development of the medical plastics industry.

Conclusion: According to the latest report released by the US market research firm Grand View Research, it is estimated that by 2025, the global medical plastics market revenue is expected to reach 336 billion US dollars. The medical field has developed rapidly in recent years, and plastics have contributed to the development of medical device manufacturing and medical materials. At present, Chinese biomedical materials are mainly used as medical devices in clinical applications and have become an important foundation for the entire medical device industry. At present, compared with foreign companies, China is still relatively weak in the regulation, research and development, production and other aspects of medical plastics, but it depends on the national encouragement policy and the influence of good industry development trends. In the near future, China’s medical plastics The industry is expected to usher in the golden period of development.