Eric Larson
Eric R. Larson is a mechanical engineer with over 30 years' experience in plastics. He has helped develop products ranging from boogie boards, water basketball games and SCUBA diving equipment to disposable lighters, cell phones and handheld medical devices. Eric is owner of Art of Mass Production (AMP), an engineering consulting company based in San Diego, CA. AMP provides services to manufacturing companies in the consumer electronics, wireless, and medical device industries. Eric is also moderator of the blog site plasticsguy.com, where he writes about plastics technology and its effect on people and the planet.
ARTICLES BY ERIC LARSON
Medtech Material Selection For Performance And Feel
When designing a medical device, material selection can be difficult, especially with thousands of plastic material options available. While material properties, environmental effects, regulatory requirements, and cost almost always are considered, "feel" is often overlooked – despite its importance to user and patient satisfaction, as well as market success.
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Medical Plastics: Material Selection Based On Feel
From prioritizing material properties to establishing desired values for each property, selecting plastic materials based on feel is a complicated undertaking. To elicit the most desirable user response from the device, it can be helpful to consider the what, rather than the how.
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Extraction And Chemical Characterization Pitfalls In Complex Medical Devices
Standard extraction protocols routinely fail tissue-derived products, hydrogels, absorbables, and silicone implants. Learn the material-specific study design strategies that prevent regulatory rejection and repeat work.
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08.20.26 -- The Need For Speed: Is Your Medtech Supply Chain Ready For The Next Disruption?
08/20/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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Nordson MEDICAL Introduces The New Divert™ ULTRA Line Of Ultra-High- Pressure Stopcocks For Demanding Medical Applications
Nordson MEDICAL introduces Divert™ ULTRA, ultra-high-pressure stopcocks engineered for reliable flow control, ergonomic operation, and precision in demanding medical applications up to 1,500 psi.
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A Much-Improved Approach For Understanding And Managing Safety Risks
Learn how causal mechanism and effect analysis (CMEA) and its principles can be used to develop and maintain safer working environments in the pharma/biotech and medical device industries.
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Don't Lose Sight Of Ophthalmic Injectables' Regulatory Complexity
Intravitreal injectables face some of the strictest regulatory scrutiny in drug development. Learn what sponsors need to know about EU GMP Annex 1, USP standards, and container closure integrity to stay compliant.
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The Right Sized Medical Manufacturer
Medbio combines tooling, molding, automation, assembly, packaging, and quality support to help medical manufacturers reduce complexity, manage risk, and move programs efficiently toward production.
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Ophthalmic Drug Delivery: Meeting Modern Challenges With A Next Generation Solution
Ophthalmic injectable packaging demands early strategic attention. Learn how silicone oil contamination, particulate limits, and dosing accuracy challenges can derail development programs and what it takes to stay compliant.
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