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R&D: Medical
When a surgeon needs to repair a broken bone requiring screws and plates to help bond the broken sections so the fracture to heal, the "fixation devices" are usually made of metal alloys. But metal...
R&D: Materials
Researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Boston, MA, say that they have developed a method for large-scale manufacturing of everyday objects using a fully degradable...
R&D: Medical
Spinal injuries can damage the nerve supply to the bladder, meaning that people cannot tell when their bladder is full and needs to be emptied. This can create excessively high pressure on the bladder, which...
R&D: Aerospace
Astronauts in the Apollo program after just a few days in space, felt dizzy when standing. Tests revealed that each beat of their heart pumped less blood than it had before the...
R&D: Materials
Researchers have discovered that creating a graphene-copper-graphene “sandwich” enhances copper’s heat conducting properties, which could help in shrinking electronics. Engineers at the...
Features: Medical
By now, you have probably already heard that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is phasing out the AK-225 solvent at the end of this year. This means that if you are currently using an...
Features: Medical
When one thinks of the term “disposable”, the first impression might be to associate the item as one being low cost and not requiring much precision in manufacturing....
Applications: Materials
Since the first marketed synthetic absorbable suture in the 1960s, absorbable medical materials have developed into a burgeoning industry. By reducing the need...
Applications: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
As medical devices continue to become more complex, OEMs must continue to seek strategic partnerships with manufacturers that enable them to meet...
Briefs: Medical
Current methods of detecting HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other deadly infectious diseases quickly can help prevent their rapid spread and allow for more effective treatments. But, most...
Briefs: Medical
Accelerator physicists have been striving to discover ever more powerful ways to generate and steer particle beams for research into the physics, materials, and matter, including practical...
Briefs: Medical
High-Density, Homogenous Bacterial Spore Distributions on Test Surfaces
Thus far, spore transfer had been successful from the polycarbonate membrane onto stainless steel, aluminum, and to some extent, glass. In order to image the endospores under an ESEM (environmental scanning electron microscope), the spores were transferred onto a 4-mmdiameter,...
Briefs: Medical
A team of mechanical and materials engineers in Iowa State University say that they have a new way of looking at electronics—as impermanent materials that can completely dissolve once they are no...
Briefs: Medical
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, working in conjunction with researchers at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, and others, have created ATHENA, the Advanced...
Briefs: Medical
Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna/AKH Vienna, Austria, say that they have been able to demonstrate that the use of helium ions in radiation therapy could provide accurate treatment to...
Global Innovations: Medical
The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid), Montréal, Canada, awarded the 2013-2014 World Design Impact Prize to A Behavior Changing (ABC) Syringe, designed and led...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
According to the American Chronic Pain Association, more than 50 million Americans suffer from some form of chronic pain. The most common types of pain include arthritis, lower back pain,...
Products: Medical
Watson-Marlow Pumps Group, Wilmington, MA, introduces the DriveSure™, a new panel-mount OEM brushless DC gear motor with fully integrated speed controller. Its compact, lightweight, and well-balanced design...
Products: Medical
Sono-Tek Corporation, Milton, NY, announces a new, next generation ultrasonic generator, the ECHO, designed for the highest degree of accuracy and control of ultrasonic spray processes. ECHO...
Products: Medical
Lumen Dynamics, Mississauga, Canada, expands its OmniCure® AC Series of UV LED curing solutions with four new high power, air-cooled UV LED curing solutions available in both 365nm and 395nm wave lengths. The Omni...
Products: Medical
Lee Spring, Brooklyn, NY, expands its line of Bantam™ Mini Compression Springs with more than 100 new designs for use in reduced spatial parameters, with wire diameters from .10mm, and outside diameters from...
Products: Medical
Molex Inc., Lisle, IL, introduces MediSpec™ silicone overmolded cable and interconnect assemblies. Creating a moisture-proof bond between the cable jacket, connector, and flex relief, silicone...
Products: Medical
Tecsis LP, Worthington, OH, announces that its Model XPMF03 miniature pressure transducer has a flush diaphragm design, which creates zero dead volume at the pressure connection, making it ideal for spraying...
Products: Medical
Teleflex Medical OEM, Gurnee, IL, announces the addition of a continuously-wound, variable-pitch, coil-reinforced shaft technology with a HDPE liner to reduce friction to its portfolio of...
Products: Test & Measurement
Hexagon Metrology, North Kingstown, RI, announces the M&H IRP40.50 infrared touch probe is ideal for inspecting tight spaces, and was designed to address the needs of miniature machining centers. It...
Products: Medical
Zeus, Orangeburg, SC, engineered its PEEK Engineered Surface tubing to be 14 percent more lubricious compared to standard PEEK tubing. The new Engineered Surface PEEK tubing uses enhanced PEEK properties and is...
Products: Medical
XP Power, Sunnyvale, CA, introduces the dual output EMH350 series of 350 Watt AC-DC power supplies aimed at a broad range of applications that require a dual output supply in an industry standard 4...
Products: Medical
MICROMO, Clearwater, FL, announces the latest addition to the FAULHABER CR DC Motor series. Its graphite commutation, powerful neodymium magnet, and particularly high copper content in the rotor winding provide the...
Products: Medical
RAM Technologies LLC, Guilford, CT, introduces the world’s first 600 watt medically approved (UL60601-1) ATX/EPS power supply. The PFC600PCX is designed to satisfy both the high-end ATX and EPS12V server and ITE...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
Brain Implant Enables Safer Drug Delivery
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Pill-Sized Bioprinter Can Be Guided to Disease Site
Products: Wearables
INSIDER: Medical
Wireless Patch Enables Early Cancer Detection
INSIDER: Medical
Boston Scientific to Acquire Nalu Medical, Inc.
Features: Wearables
The Promise and Challenge of On-Body Biosensors: A Perspective on Clinical...
Ask the Expert
Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components
Improving extruded components requires careful attention to a number of factors, including dimensional tolerance, material selection, and processing. Trelleborg’s Dan Sanchez provides detailed insights into each of these considerations to help you advance your device innovations while reducing costs and speeding time to market.
Webcasts
Podcasts: Design
Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices
Podcasts: Medical
Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care
On-Demand Webinars: Connectivity
Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices
Podcasts: Medical
Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Material Science Innovations for Medical Devices
Podcasts: AR/AI
Automation, Robotics, and AI Integration in Medical Manufacturing
Inside Story
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.
