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 Tech professor has...

Breakthrough Rapid COVID-19 Detection Test Works in Less Than a Second

Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer, the largest hospital in the Middle East, has launched a pilot program for breakthrough rapid COVID-19 detection tests...

Ask the Expert – Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire

In collaboration with the Fort Wayne Metals Engineering team, Eric Dietsch focuses on supporting customers with material recommendations, product development, and education. Eric is available to help you and your company with any Nitinol-related questions or needs that you may have.

Product of the Month

SABIC has launched polypropylene (PP) materials for medical disposables such as gowns and masks and hygiene applications.

August 2020, Product Focus: Connectors/Wires/Cables

EDM wire, PCB connectors, and more.

Tiny, Magnetically Powered Implant Stimulates Brain Without Battery

Tests show that ‘magnetoelectric’ power is viable option for clinical-grade implants.

Paper-Based Technology Advances Earlier Cancer Detection

The technology is more than 30 times more sensitive than current lab-based tests.

From the Editor - Fighting COVID-19: The Secret to Designing a Noninvasive Ventilator in Just Five Weeks

See how medtech companies are trying to get more ventilators on the market.

Smart Design: How to Develop Your Next Orthopedic Product During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty and delays in procedures, and the orthopedics industry must keep innovating.

Smart Fabrics Monitor Body by Changing Color

Researchers have developed biomaterial-based inks that respond to and quantify chemicals released from the body.

LSR Technology: A New Dimension in Design of Medical Devices

Learn how liquid silicone rubber (LSR) is playing a major role in the fabrication of new medical devices.

Powering Up Medtech’s Modalities: Top Trends and Design Considerations

Medtech devices have become smaller over this last decade, and the advancements in connected technology are just beginning.

Deep-Learned E-Skin Decodes Complex Human Motion

A single-strained electronic skin sensor, powered by deep learning, can capture human motion from a distance.

Simple Device Monitors Health Using Sweat

A single opening reduces the amount of evaporation.

Wearable Patch May Provide New Treatment Option for Skin Cancer

The patch uses fully miniaturized needles, enabling unobtrusive drug delivery.

Multicolor Super-Resolution Imaging Made Easy

The number of colors is not limited by the microscope’s spectral channels or exploiting spectral crosstalk.

User Interface Development Tools Speed Time to Market for More Intuitive Products

Medical device developers are providing more options through intuitive user interfaces (UIs).

Smart Textiles Powered by Soft Transmission Lines

The fibers measure subtle and complex fabric deformations.

Protecting Patients and Their Data from Cyberattacks Aimed at Their Connected Health Devices

A secure communications channel protects the privacy and integrity of a patient’s information

Stretchable Material for Wearables Operates at Low Power

A novel stretchable material, when used in light-emitting capacitor devices, enables highly visible illumination at low operating voltages.

Engineers Design a Reusable, Silicone Rubber Face Mask

The prototype mask, which includes an N95 filter, can be easily sterilized and worn many times.

Noninvasive Fetal Oxygen Monitor Could Enable Safer Deliveries

A device to directly measure blood oxygen saturation in a fetus during labor could both reduce the rate of cesarean sections and improve outcomes in difficult deliveries.

New Products and Services

Shielding materials, static control, 3D printing software, and more.

Paper-Based Device Analyzes Sweat

Researchers have constructed a paper-based device as a model of wearables that can collect, transport, and analyze sweat in next-generation wearable technology.

Wearable Brain Scanner for Whole Head Imaging

A new type of wearable brain scanner is revealing new possibilities for understanding and diagnosing mental illness.

New Coating Process Lights Porous Electronics and Sensors

Researchers have shown how to coat glass and plastic with porous titanium dioxide.

High-Reliability Capacitors: Critical Components for Medical Device Implantables

Learn about requirements, regulations, and testing procedures for medical device capacitors.

Researchers Create Air Filter Designed to Trap and Kill the Coronavirus

Researchers from the University of Houston, in collaboration with others, have designed a “catch and kill” air filter that can trap the virus responsible for COVID-19,...