Microscopy of Medical Devices

Microscopy, microanalysis and materials characterisation.

The Intertek MSG microscopy team delivers valuable information to process engineers and scientists involved in the design, production and testing of medical devices such as catheters, stents, coils, endoscopes, and other healthcare materials such as implants and disinfectants.

The microscopy team’s long history in the fields of polymer science, materials characterization and microanalysis plays a pivotal role in the many successes that the team has achieved for its customers.

Key factors in this success are the bringing of the micro-world of materials to life and the explanation of microstructure/ product-property relationships in terms of fundamental principles that help process-engineers improve the performance of the devices under their stewardship

Intertek MSG understands polymer science, adhesion and bonding and are able to deformulate raw materials and comment on metallurgical processes such as fracture and corrosion.

Intertek helps product designers and process engineers to build the best "mental models" of product microstructure in the business - without overburdening them with a surfeit of images or confusing them with science.

Our production problem solving capability has also led to significant improvements in client product yield, and our materials science consultancy has led to improvements in product design.

With us acting as an independent party, only interested in the scientific fact, our customers say they truly value our identification of "at fault" raw material suppliers and the resolution of end user complaints.