ST. LOUIS (January 2010) —Chemir’s medical polymer analytical experts will be exhibiting at the Medical Design & Manufacturing Show West (MD&M West), February 9-11 in Anaheim, CA, Booth 1173.

Whether you need to understand a medical plastic’s composition, identify contaminants, perform a failure analysis, or resolve a patent issue, Chemir’s independent laboratory has the solution. Our analytical chemists and material testing experts use state-of-the-art instrumentation in a cGMP compliant, FDA registered, ISO 9001:2008 certified facility.

As industry leaders in deformulation (reverse engineering), we are experts at the separation, identification and quantitation of components in a formulation. We have successfully deformulated a variety of medical device products, including plastics, polymers, coatings, adhesives, rubber products, composites and specialty products. By understanding a product’s composition, Chemir clients can resolve difficult issues with contamination, failures or intellectual property disputes.

Our independent analytical laboratory has over 50 years of experience solving difficult problems for a wide variety of medical materials and devices. Services also include polymer analysis, plastic testing, method development and validation, extractables/leachables testing and litigation support. For more information, visit http://www.chemir.com/MedDevice.asp

About Chemir Analytical Services
Chemir Analytical Services solves challenging problems involving chemical analysis and material testing. Since 1959 this independent laboratory has solved thousands of issues involving deformulation (reverse engineering), contaminant and impurity identification, product failure analysis, analytical method development, patent, intellectual property, and other legal challenges for over 7000 clients. Many of Chemir’s clients are Fortune 500 companies. The scientific staff of 35, including 8 Ph.D. level chemists, uses state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation and expert interpretations to assist such industries as polymers, plastics, medical devices, packaging, coatings, food and beverages, personal care products, consumer products, specialty chemicals, high-tech materials and more.