Papers are invited for ASTM International’s Workshop on the Characterization of Hydrogel Medical Products, to be held May 6, 2025, in Toronto, Canada. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s medical and surgical materials and devices committee (F04) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s standards development meetings.
This workshop will review current analytical techniques for characterizing hydrogel-based materials for medical applications. Characterization techniques can include material characterization to provide information on chemistry, morphology, and other properties, as well as in-use characterization.
Currently, there are few ASTM hydrogel characterization procedures relevant to medical devices. The workshop aims to identify test methods that are suitable for standardization with either implantable or non-implantable applications for hydrogel materials.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Definitions of hydrogels;
- Use of hydrogels in medical applications;
- Regulatory perspective on hydrogels in medical devices;
- Mechanical testing of hydrogels;
- Morphology;
- Degradation assessment;
- Swelling/deswelling behavior in variable environments;
- Chemical characterization for biocompatibility;
- Curing behavior;
- Accelerated aging;
- Surface properties;
- Application specific testing; and
- New standards needed.
The workshop will be helpful for engineers, chemists, regulators, and scientists associated with medical device manufacturers, testing facilities, and regulators in the medical device space who are engaged with hydrogel-based medical products. Pharmaceutical manufacturers using hydrogel technology may also find it valuable.
To participate in the symposium, authors must submit a 250- to 300-word abstract to the workshop chairs, Stephen Spiegelberg (stephen.spiegelberg@campoly.com), or Jon Moseley, (jonmoseley@mindspring.com) no later than Dec. 31, 2024.
For more information about this symposium, please visit: https://go.astm.org/hydrogel-medical-products.
Symposia Operations Contact: Tammy Schane tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org
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