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The Medical Polymers Research Institute (MPRI) brings together researchers from the School of Chemical Engineering, the School of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Pharmacy at Queen's University Belfast to develop new polymeric materials, products and processes for the medical devices and drug delivery industries.MORE






Fundamental and applied research on polymeric biomaterials, passive and active (drug delivery) medical devices and medical/pharmaceutical polymeric packaging materials, integrating innovative research from design, through processing to testing and evaluation.
Materials and devices currently being investigated include high-performance polymeric biomaterials, bioactive materials, artificial joints, catheters and stents, medical adhesives, dental materials, device surface coatings and modifications...MORE


News & Events
MPRI Attendance at ESB 2005
During the month of September several members of MPRI attended the 19th European Conference of Biomaterials 2005 held in Sorrento, Italy. There they presented current research into areas such as; Degradable Polymers, Scaffolds and Nano-Structures and Composites. ...MORE
Meditech Follow-up
At the MPRI hosted Meditech conference of the 7th and 8th of June a document attempting to predict the future trends of the medical device indusrty was produced. This document can be found in PDF format here.
More details of the event can also be found at the meditech website here....MORE

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BELFAST
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