AI's Role in Advanced Medtech Manufacturing

Dissolvable Microneedle Patch Enables Local Delivery of Immunomodulatory Microparticles

A team searched for small molecules as drug candidates and identified a bifunctional antibiotic, azithromycin (AZM), that not only inhibits bacterial...

Game-Changing Needle-Free COVID-19 Intranasal Vaccine

A next-generation COVID-19 mucosal vaccine is set to be a gamechanger not only when delivering the vaccine itself, but also for people who are needle-phobic. New research has been...

3D Printed Microneedle Technology Transforms Remote Healthcare

A revolutionary system combines remote health monitoring and drug delivery using 3D-printed hollow microneedles. This innovative approach promises to transform healthcare...

Creating a Safe Path to Sustainability in Drug Delivery

The environmental impact of the healthcare industry has been widely reported, with estimates it is responsible for around 4–5 percent of total global greenhouse gas...

Beware of FDA Multisite Inspections

Recently, I came across an FDA regulatory situation you do not see too often. On the same day, FDA sent two teams of field investigators into two geographically different sites of the same...

Ingestible Pill Inventories GI Tract

A small device, about the size of a vitamin pill, can be swallowed and passed through the gastrointestinal tract to sample the full inventory of microorganisms in an individual’s gastro-intestinal...

Finger Wrap Monitors Health

A sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. An electronic finger wrap monitors vital chemical levels — such as glucose,...

Cadence Rebrands to Reflect Commitment to Innovation

Cadence, Inc., a provider of vertically integrated contract manufacturing solutions to the medtech and pharma markets, is excited to announce a significant milestone in the company’s...

Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization

Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.

Product of the Month

See the product of the month: MMT's benchtop balloon forming machine, for the precise production of structural heart, large platform, and thick wall high-pressure balloons.

Videos of the Month

See the videos of the month, including one on a first-in-class medication that targets specific genetic mutations implicated in many types of cancer; one on new, scalable methods of developing battery- and solar-powered fibers; one on a nanofiber-based biodegradable millirobot, called Fibot, that can move in the intestines and degrade in response to the pH of its environment; and one on a new avenue in the attack against influenza viruses.

Toward a New Era in Flexible Piezoelectric Sensors for Both Humans and Robots

A research team from Shinshu University, Japan, decided to improve flexible piezoelectric sensor design using a well-established manufacturing technique: electrospinning. Read on to learn more about it.

Product Focus: Pumps and Valves

See where the product focus is this month: On pumps and valves, including items from Air Logic, Clippard, Emerson, and PI.

New Products and Services

See the new products and services, including Dri-Air Industries' new dryer for plastics, the MicroDryer Series (MD); Thomson Industries' advanced controllability options to its Electrak ® LL line of long-life electric linear actuators; Instron's next-generation Autoinjector Testing System; more than 40 different thermally conductive greases available from EpoxySet; a series of low-profile pull type clapper solenoids from Magnetic Sensor Systems; and more.

SCD Device Treats Injury from Sepsis

The FDA has granted a Humanitarian Device Exemption Approval for a therapeutic device invented and developed at the University of Michigan for use in children with acute kidney injury and sepsis or a septic condition requiring continuous kidney replacement (dialysis with the artificial kidney) therapy in the intensive care unit. Read on to learn more about it.

Researchers Create GPS-like Smart Pills with AI

Beyond the use of this device for early detection of peptic ulcers, gastritis, and gastric cancers, there is potential to monitor brain health. How? Read on to find out.

Wearable Devices Get Signal Boost from Innovative Material

An international team of researchers developed the material by embedding clusters of highly dielectric ceramic nanoparticles into an elastic polymer. The material was reverse-engineered to not only mimic skin elasticity and motion types, but also to adjust its dielectric properties to counter the disruptive effects of motion on interfacing electronics, minimize energy loss and dissipate heat.

Tendon Healing: Nanoparticles for Precision Drug Delivery

Researchers at the University of Rochester and University of Oregon combined their expertise in tendon cell biology and drug-delivery systems to find a better way to deliver therapies that can reduce scar tissue and facilitate improved healing. Read on to learn what they found.

A Look at Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide as a Sterilization Option

The changing regulatory landscape and innovation of medical products is driving an interest in additional options for medical product sterilization. Read on to learn what this means.

From the Editor - AI: A “Transformative Force” in Medtech, But Hurdles Remain

AI is poised to make a major impact on the medtech market by enhancing precision in diagnostics, personalizing treatment plans, and streamlining manufacturing processes. Read on to find out what Editor and Director of Medical Content Sherrie Trigg thinks about the matter.

Addressing Challenges in Primary Packaging Testing for Medical Devices

Developing and evaluating primary packaging for medical devices continues to be an area ripe for innovation, with ample opportunity to improve existing processes. Read on to learn more about the topic.

Monitor Measures Disease Markers

A wearable health monitor can reliably measure levels of important biochemicals in sweat during physical exercise. Read on to learn more about the 3D-printed monitor.

Robotic Therapy Improves Tremor Treatment

Researchers have developed SPINDLE, a pioneering robotic rehabilitation system. Combining virtual reality (VR) with customized resistance training, SPINDLE offers personalized therapy to enhance strength and dexterity for activities of daily living (ADLs). Read on to learn more about SPINDLE.

Flexible Film Senses Nearby Movements

A soft, flexible film senses the presence of nearby objects without physically touching them. The study features the new sensor technology to detect eyelash proximity in blink-tracking glasses. Read on to learn more.

AI-Powered Exoskeleton Helps Restores Mobility

A new method leverages AI and computer simulations to train robotic exoskeletons that can help users save energy while walking, running, and climbing stairs. The novel method rapidly develops exoskeleton controllers to assist locomotion without relying on lengthy human-involved experiments. Read on to learn more.

Biohybrid Robotic Hand Improves Touch

Researchers have developed a novel biohybrid neuroprosthetic research platform comprised of a dexterous artificial hand electrically interfaced with biological neural networks. Read on to learn more about it.

Highly Conductive Sensors for Wearables

To advance soft robotics, skin-integrated electronics, and biomedical devices, researchers have developed a 3D-printed material that is soft and stretchable — traits needed for matching the properties of tissues and organs — and that self-assembles. Read on to learn more.