In-mold electronics integrates printed electronic circuitry in thermoforming and injection molding processes, embedding the circuitry within the polymer component. DuraTech and TactoTek Oy are two companies that are advancing adoption of the technology.

As it prepares a report on the recently completed study on mechanical recycling of flexible medical packaging, the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council launches a new study on chemical recycling.

Bioengineers at Trinity College in Dublin have used melt electrowriting technology to produce a patch that can withstand the mechanical demands of a beating heart while mimicking its electrical signaling properties.

About the size of a quarter, the adhesive patch monitors blood-sugar levels and automatically delivers insulin, in the dosage required, via micro-needles made from a glucose-sensing polymer.