Plasso signs collaboration agreement with Carclo Technical Plastics

Surface Critical Technology

Carclo Technical Plastics, a Division of Carclo plc, and Plasso Technology Ltd. have entered into a collaboration to jointly develop the market for advanced plastic medical devices combined with active surface coatings.

The two companies will service the growing demand for sophisticated components within the diagnostic, sensor, pharmaceutical and medical device sectors.

Commenting, Martin Day - Sales & Marketing Director of Carclo Technical Plastics - stated that the rapid development of, for example, point-of-care diagnostic devices that allow GPs to obtain diagnoses at the bed-side, require a new approach to design and materials. "We’re seeing a demand for sophisticated, often miniaturised components that can manage the flow of fluids and molecules from one part of the device to another and then immobilise the sample compound to allow the diagnostic test to take place. This is where Plasso’s surface technology plays a key role in the optimisation of the flow of liquids in these devices and the binding of molecules to surfaces to improve detection."

Collaboration

Carclo Technical Plastics is a global specialist in injection moulding of precision plastics components and added-value services with customers across the medical, automotive, telecoms and inductrial markets. Carclo has a significant customer base in the medical device and diagnostics sector.www.carclo-plc.com

Plasso Technology is an advanced surface engineering company focused on developing active coatings for the life science industry.

Plasso was formed in 2003 to commercially exploit 15 years of research at Sheffield University into the application of surface chemistry in the life sciences.

Plasso’s active coating technology optimises the interaction between biomolecules, cells or fluids and the surfaces of diagnostic, biosensor, microfluidic and medical device products.