Health

The health sector is a major outlet for plastics engineering.  For many years, the development of medical instruments has been accompanied by the development of new plastics, which make these instruments safe, hygienic and compatible with the human body. Plastics are therefore unavoidable in this sector. 

The health sector is developing rapidly. It also makes stringent demands, constantly looking for technological innovation. 

Plastics engineers working for this sector are currently developing comprehensive plastics solutions, thus increasing the value of expertise that is already a source of high added value. Biomedicine, nanotechnology and microsystems are new forms of technology that have a direct impact on this sector.

The global market for medical instruments, half of which are currently made of plastic, stands at 210 billion euros.

From medical packaging to artificial limbs, reconstituted human tissue or single-use instruments, plastics are ubiquitous.

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Nano-polymers are used to send active principles directly to damaged cells, and biocompatible polymers are used to rebuild injured tendons. Plastics are found everywhere in the medical sector!