Medical Product Manufacturing News article on new guayule balloons
By Betsy on May 7, 2008 in Guayule News, Latex Allergy, medical devices
TechDevice Corp. has introduced minimally invasive medical balloons made out of guayule. Medical Product Manufacturing News calls this a BREAKTHROUGH because now balloon catheters with desirable characteristics such as tensile strength and durability are available without the hevea latex health risk. See the article here.
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By Pete Nelson on May 8, 2008 | Reply
I am really glad to see these posts. I have been following the progress with Yulex and Guayule since some of the early work with USDA. I am a big fan of those companies that are persevering with introducing new crops and bringing more biodiversity to agriculture. I am working on a website that talks about new crops and biobased products if anyone is interested. http://www.biobasednews.com