Advancing Medical Device Sustainability with Specialty Thermoplastics

By choosing specialty thermoplastics, device manufacturers can help reduce the environmental impact of their products while gaining plastic's well-known benefits of expanded design freedom and streamlined, high-volume production of parts compared to metal alternatives.

Programmable Smart Fabric Responds to Temperature and Electricity

A new smart material developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo is activated by both heat and electricity, making it the first ever to respond to two different stimuli.

Soft but Tough: Biohybrid Material Performs Like Cartilage

Producing biomaterials that match the performance of cartilage and tendons has been an elusive goal for scientists.

3D Printable Polymer Nanocomposite Ink

The 3D printable nanocomposite polymeric ink uses carbon nanotubes.

All-in-One Device Uses Microwave Power

An innovative system may provide a new option to use directed energy for biomedical applications.

3D Printing Is Transforming the Medical Design Industry: Are You Ready?

Imagine a world where, instead of a physical warehouse full of actual products, you have an entire digital warehouse of design files.

3D Printed Bioink-Loaded Stents Treat Inflammation

New biodegradable stents treat radiation esophagitis.

3D Printed Biomimetic Tongue Surface

Using 3D printers, scientists have created synthetic soft surfaces with tongue-like textures.

3D Printed Unique Micro-Scale Fluid Channels Made for Medical Testing

Researchers have 3D printed unique fluid channels at the micron scale that could automate production of diagnostics, sensors, and assays used for a variety of medical tests and other applications.

Pot of Gold Engineered to Help with Early Disease Detection

University of Queensland researchers have developed biosensors that use nanoengineered porous gold that more effectively detect early signs of disease, improving patient outcomes.

3D Printed ‘Invisible’ Fibers Can Sense Breath, Sound, and Cells

Researchers have used 3D printing to make electronic fibers, each 100 times thinner than a human hair, to create non-contact, wearable, portable respiratory sensors.

Tips for Innovating in a Post-Pandemic Market: A Primer on E2E Conversations

Start simple, collaborate early, and seek deep expertise are just three of the important ideas in a post-pandemic medical market.

Mixing Silk with Polymers Could Lead to Better Biomedical Implants

Combining silk fabric with epoxy creates laminates that can be formed into shapes for medical uses.

3D Printable Material Mimics Biological Tissues

Researchers have 3D printed a complex, porous lattice structure using liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), creating devices that can finally mimic cartilage and other biological tissues.

Researchers 3D Print Working Heart Pump with Human Cells

Researchers have 3D printed a functioning centimeter-scale human heart pump in the lab.

High-Tech Printing May Help Eliminate Painful Shots

Engineers have created tiny needles that mimic parasites that attach to skin and could replace hypodermic needles.

Researchers Bioengineer 3D Implants for Tissue

Researchers are literally carving grooves into plastic threads used to build 3D printed tissue-engineering scaffolds with living cells.

Biomaterial Enables 3D Printing of Tissue-Like Vascular Structures

Scientists have discovered a new material that can be 3D printed to create tissue-like vascular structures.

Superior Bio-Ink for 3D Printing Pioneered

A “bio-ink” for 3D printed materials could serve as scaffolds for growing human tissues.

Ultrasound Helps Make 3D Printed Alloys Stronger

Researchers have used sound vibrations to shake metal alloy grains into tighter formation during 3D printing.

‘Hyper Glue’ Could Be Used for Medical Implants

Researchers hope to make everything from protective clothing to medical implants stronger and more corrosion resistant thanks to a newly developed hyper glue formula. The team of chemists...

Researchers Create Soft, Flexible Materials with Enhanced Properties

A team of polymer chemists and engineers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new methodology that can be used to create a class of stretchable polymer composites...

Soft Tissue Substitute Offers Fewer Side Effects

Researchers have invented a synthetic soft tissue substitute that is well tolerated and encourages the growth of soft tissue and blood vessels. This new material retains its shape without being...

Finger Support Could Help Regain Motor Function

A Kennesaw State University engineering professor and her team of students have developed a new finger support that could ultimately help those suffering from finger deformities regain motor...

Experimental Bone Helps Osteoarthritis Patients

Researchers from the Faculty of Chemical Technology Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, are developing an artificial bone, which can be used for treating of the most common joint...

Artificial Bone Helps Osteoarthritis Patients

Researchers are developing an artificial bone that can be used for treating of the most common joint disease — osteoarthritis. The bi-functional composite imitates the complex osteochondral...

3D Printed Biopsy Robot for Breast Cancer Research

A 3D printed biopsy robot is propelled by cylinders driven by air pressure. With the help of hoses that supply the air, the control of the robot can be placed outside the MRI scanner. The...

Spider Silk Key to New Bone-Fixing Composite

Researchers have created a biodegradable composite made of silk fibers that can be used to repair broken load-bearing bones without the complications sometimes presented by other materials.

Drug-filled, 3D Printed Dentures Fight Infections

Researchers have turned to 3D printers, using the machines to build dentures filled with microscopic capsules that periodically release Amphotericin B, an antifungal medication. A study...