September 11, 2023
Healthcare Everything Magazine
Read Scapa Healthcare's featured article in Healthcare Everything Magazine's 5 Best Healthcare Packaging Companies 2023 issue. The article features commentary from Mativ's Healthcare & Wellness Business Unit President, Lionel Bonte, on how Scapa Healthcare supports customers with turn-key packaging solutions.
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September 1, 2023
Scapa Healthcare’s Product Development Scientist, Bill Fraser, has been featured in the September 2023 issue of Medical Design Briefs. Check out the full article, “Hydrogels as a Drug-Delivery Medium,” to learn more.
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July 7, 2021
Adhesives & Sealants Industry Magazine
Insights into the rapidly growing adhesive wearables market from the Scapa Healthcare team were published in the July issue of Adhesives & Sealants Industry Magazine.
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May 23, 2021
Tom Ballard profiles the North America Turn-Key Center of Excellence based in Knoxville, TN discussing the history of Scapa Healthcare in the area and their recent investments in the facility.
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April 9, 2021
Scapa Healthcare's announcement of enhanced capabilities at their Hydrocolloid Technology Center in Orangeburg, NY made the Supplier News round-up for the week of April 5.
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February 12, 2021
Scapa Healthcare's announcement of expanded capabilities in their Knoxville, TN Turn-Key Center of Excellence announced on February 9, 2021 made the Supplier News round-up for the week of February 8.
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February 10, 2021
Scapa Healthcare's announcement of expanded capabilities in their Knoxville, TN Turn-Key Center of Excellence announced on February 9, 2021.
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January 13, 2021
Scapa Healthcare's announcement of expanded coating capabilities in their Gargrave, UK and Windsor, CT facilities made the industry news round-up for January 13, 2021.
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January 2021
Scapa Healthcare is highlighted for it's role in the healthcare industry boom in the Yorkshire-area in the United Kingdom. The article, "Medical Marvels," features commentary from Matt Ellison, general manager, Europe and UK.
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November 18, 2019
Scapa Healthcare discusses its plans for showcasing its formulation development, adhesive coating, filling, converting, printing, and packaging capabilities for skin-contact adhesive and skin care topical solutions at Medica 2019
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April 1, 2019
Read Scapa Healthcare's featured article with Medical Design Briefs on the evolution of skin-contact adhesion technology through past, present, and future.
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November 12, 2018
MEDICA 2018 coverage - five questions from the Booth of Scapa Healthcare for skin friendly adhesive and topical solutions for even the most sensitive application areas.
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November 6, 2018
Assessing Wearable Device Adhesives for Optimal Fixation
Read Scapa Healthcare's feature in Medical Design Technology magazine on assessing wearable device adhesives for optimal fixation.
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September 17, 2018
Medical Design and Outsourcing
September eNewsletter: Scapa Group plc to buy Acelity's wound dressing facility in Gargrave, England.
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August 23, 2018
MD+DI Supplier Stories of the Week
Scapa Healthcare has been granted a European patent for a hydrocolloid adhesive composition featuring coconut oil, which promotes skin moisturization. Scapa’s adhesive composition is fully moldable and can support the topical delivery of active ingredients that may aid in the healing or skin conditioning process, the company reported in a news release.
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June 1, 2018
E-beam Sterilization: The Impact of Skin-Contact Adhesives for Medical Applications
The performance of adhesives used for wearable medical device applications is critical to the efficacy of the final product, as an improperly affixed device is unlikely to achieve the desired result when applied to the patient. Aside from medical device applications, accurately predicting how an adhesive will be impacted by the sterilization process in order to make informed choices is also important for advanced wound care and consumer wellness applications such as first aid.
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May 1, 2018
Selecting the Optimal Adhesive for Wearable Medical Devices
The wearable adhesives market is being propelled by healthcare advancements and increasing demand for personalized care options. Wearable adhesives are used to attach medical devices to the body for continuous and long-term durations. While the skin-interfacing adhesive is only a small component of a wearable device, its ability to properly adhere to the skin is a key factor for an effectively functioning device.
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March 15, 2018
Positive Identification: An Examination of Converting, Labeling, and Printing
A product’s label might be an afterthought, but challenges can stall a new product launch. Medical device manufacturers are partnering with contract partners with unique in-house capabilities for turn-key solutions. These solutions include integrated and customized conversion, state-of-the-art printing, and finished packaging solutions.
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March 15, 2018
Practical Matters: A Look at Medical Device Materials
Changing healthcare regulations and hospitals’ war on germs are driving innovation in medical device materials. The rise of medical wearables is spurring material innovation in adhesive fabrics and antimicrobial substances. Scapa Healthcare, for instance, debuted a proprietary adhesive earlier this year that features re-positional properties for sensitive skin applications.
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March 8, 2018
It is becoming increasingly accepted that to understand and model the bacterial colonization and infection of abiotic surfaces requires the use of a biofilm model. There are many bacterial colonizations by at least two primary species, however this is difficult to model in vitro. This study reports the development of a simple mixed‐species biofilm model using strains of two clinically significant bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown on nanoporous polycarbonate membranes on nutrient agar support.
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March 5, 2018
Scapa Healthcare now operates new R&D facilities in Tennessee, New York, and Ramsbury (UK), each with a Class 7 or Class 8 cleanroom.
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February 28, 2018
Outsource partner for skin-friendly, turnkey solutions, Scapa Healthcare, has unveiled three R&D Centers of Excellence to offer design and engineering expertise and manufacturing technologies to help customers bring innovative products to market rapidly.
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February 27, 2018
Scapa Healthcare Opens 3 R&D Centers – Knoxville, TN (Webtec), Orangeburg, NY (EuroMed), and Ramsbury, UK (First-Water).
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February 5, 2018
New hydrocolloid adhesive introduced at MD&M West 2018.
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Jan 30, 2018
UBM MD&M Round-up Press Release
Scapa Healthcare (booth 3291) announces Soft-Pro® Low Trauma Hydrocolloid Adhesive, a proprietary,