Wearable Device Offers Options for Treating Antibiotic-Resistant Infections, Wounds

News: Medical

Implantable Transmitter Provides Wireless Option for Biomedical Devices

Purdue University innovators are working on inventions to use micro-chip technology in implantable devices and other wearable products such as smart watches to...

News: Medical

Researchers Develop Emergency Ventilator for COVID-19 Patients

A team of engineers and physicians at the University of California San Diego has developed a low-cost, easy-to-use emergency ventilator for COVID-19 patients that is...

News: Medical

New Device Provides a Way to Detect Blood Clots

Researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University are working on a new way to detect blood clots, especially in pediatric patients.

News: Medical

Inexpensive Device Provides Proof That Masks Block Droplets

Duke physician Eric Westman was an early champion of using masks to curtail the spread of coronavirus, working with a local non-profit in North Carolina to provide free...

News: Packaging & Sterilization

Inside Story: Nordion

Nordion is one of the pioneers in using Cobalt-60 for gamma sterilization. The company has been building irradiators and shipping Cobalt sources around the world for more than 50 years and continues to be a leader...

On-Demand Webinars: Materials

Metal Injection Molding

This 60-minute Webinar examines metal injection molding (MIM), a unique process that eliminates the need for complex, expensive machining when producing small, intricate steel and stainless steel components....

INSIDER: Aerospace

Students Develop Hybrid Rocket Engine

A University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign student team designed a hybrid rocket engine that uses paraffin and a novel nitrous oxide-oxygen mixture called Nytrox. The project began in 2013 with the...

INSIDER: Test & Measurement

Covid-19 Test Produces Rapid Results

A CRISPR-based diagnostic for Covid-19 can produce results in 30 minutes to an hour, with similar accuracy as the standard PCR diagnostics now used. STOPCovid could be made cheaply enough that people...

INSIDER: Medical

High-brightness Probes Enable Faster, More Robust COVID-19 Testing

New probes using incredibly bright dyes could help detect COVID-19 earlier, leading to faster testing even when only trace amounts of SARS-CoV-2 RNA are present. As the...

INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control

Robot Takes Contact-Free Measurements of Patient Vital Signs

During the current coronavirus pandemic, one of the riskiest parts of a healthcare worker’s job is assessing people who have symptoms of COVID-19. Researchers from MIT,...

INSIDER: Design

‘Clear Talker’ Mask Allows Better Communication

A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ research team has invented a novel face mask using a transparent shield with filtered vents. The see-through “Clear Talker” mask allows...

INSIDER: Imaging

Remote-Controlled Device Controls Fluid in Human Tissue

Researchers have developed remote-controlled, mechanical microdevices that, when inserted into human tissue, can manipulate the fluid that surrounds them, collect cells or release...

Webinars: Medical

Making Medical Device Designs Possible with Innovative Silicone Elastomers

Liquid silicone rubber (LSR) materials enable health care device designers and equipment manufacturers to introduce improved material features for critical...

News: Medical

Enhanced Water-Repellent Surfaces Discovered in Nature

By investigating insect surfaces, Penn State researchers have detailed an unidentified nanostructure that can be used to engineer stronger, more resilient water-repellent coatings. With...

News: Medical

In One Hour, Surface Coating Inactivates Virus That Causes COVID-19

Doorknobs, light switches, shopping carts. Fear runs rampant nowadays when it comes to touching common surfaces because of the rapid spread of the coronavirus. A Virginia...

News: Medical

Durable, Washable Textile Coating Can Repel Viruses

Masks, gowns, and other personal protective equipment (PPE) are essential for protecting healthcare workers. However, the textiles and materials used in such items can absorb and carry...

News: Medical

Can Special Coatings Reduce Complications After Implant Surgery?

New coatings on implants could help make them more compatible. Researchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a new method of applying...

Blog: Medical

Flexible Patch Acts as a Continuous, Hands-Free Ultrasound

A team at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has prototyped a flexible patch containing tiny transducers for monitoring health conditions. When paired with a new algorithm, the...

Blog: Design

Innovative Biocontainment Unit Could Protect Healthcare Workers

The U.S. Army partnered with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to create a biocontainment unit that could help healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients....

News: Materials

Freudenberg Medical Acquires Merit Medical's Hypotube Manufacturing Business

Freudenberg Medical, a global developer and manufacturer of specialty components and finished products for the medical device industry, has acquired the dedicated...

News: Medical

Spider Silk Can Create Lenses Useful for Biological Imaging

Spiders. What are they good for? More than just insect control! Spider silk is useful for a variety of biomedical applications. It exhibits mechanical properties superior to...

News: Medical

New Imaging Tool Shows Extent of Alzheimer's Early Damage

New imaging technology allows scientists to see the widespread loss of brain synapses in early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that one day may aid in drug development,...

News: Medical

World's Smallest Imaging Device Has Heart Disease in Focus

A team of researchers led by the University of Adelaide and the University of Stuttgart has used 3D micro-printing to develop the world’s smallest, flexible scope for looking...

News: Medical

Brain Scanner Technology Expanded for Whole Head Imaging

A type of wearable brain scanner is revealing new possibilities for understanding and diagnosing mental illness now that the technology has been expanded to scan the whole brain with...

News: Medical

Inside Story: Advanced Sensor Technologies for MIRS Applications

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is a relatively modern technique that enables surgeons to perform operations through small incisions. Compared to traditional, ‘open’...

Webinars: Medical

Conformal Coating Protection of Critical Medical Technologies

The reliability of critical components, systems, and devices takes top priority in today’s healthcare environment. With the continued development of highly sophisticated...

Features: Medical

Adapting Under COVID: Expansion and Implementation of PPE Testing

Regardless of the pace of production, quality control testing is still required to ensure that the products being sent to our front lines will perform as required.

Features: Medical

Are You Ready for the Next UDI Deadline?

As summer 2020 gives way to fall and we continue grappling with unprecedented challenges, healthcare industry efforts persist to ensure that medical supplies are available when and where they are...