Keyword: Polymers

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R&D: Electronics & Computers
Researchers have demonstrated a new technique for directly printing electronic circuits onto curved and corrugated surfaces.
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R&D: Materials
The researchers used water as the solvent and developed an LCST-type thermoresponsive polymer by adding alkaline earth metal ions — which are divalent cations — to polymers and aqueous solutions.
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Briefs: Medical
By embedding enzymes inside the polymer string, the enzymes were operational even in a dry state.
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Applications: Medical

For years, ultrasonic welding has been used in cleanrooms where plastic components are assembled to complete medical and electronic...

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R&D: Medical

Researchers have shown that electrospun materials have many advantages over conventional bulk materials for the development of wearables. Electrospun materials’ high surface-to-volume...

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Briefs: Materials

It may look like a bizarre bike helmet, or a piece of equipment found in Doc Brown’s lab in Back to the Future, yet this gadget made of plastic and copper wire is a...

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R&D: Materials

Researchers have developed three-in-one hybrid material smart skin for the next generation of artificial, electronic skin using a novel process. With 2,000 individual sensors per square millimeter,...

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Features: Medical

The basis of metal injection molding (MIM) technology involves fine metal powders, which are combined with thermoplastic binders and surfactants, allowing injection in a plastic...

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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Microfluidic devices are compact testing tools made up of tiny channels carved on a chip, which allow biomedical researchers to test the properties of liquids, particles,...

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Features: Tubing & Extrusion

Plastic consumables for medical applications are often very complex and sophisticated devices. Before these devices can be used by healthcare workers or home care patients, they...

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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A polymer fiber mat is activated by heat to release drugs.
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R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers have developed a lighter, yet more robust knee brace for the elderly who suffer from knee problems.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
The noninvasive nanochip applies a harmless electric spark to deliver specific genes in a fraction of a second.
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Features: Regulations/Standards
Bring your project from the process development phase of manufacturing to a fully validated one.
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Briefs: Design
Light-based methods open many opportunities for medical applications.
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Features: Materials
Learn some of the essential areas of plasma treatment in the medical device industry.
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R&D: Test & Measurement
Scientists have created wearable, stitchable, and sensitive sensors from flexible polymers and bundles of carbon fiber.
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Briefs: Materials
The coating is customizable to individuals and requires less than 10 minutes to prepare and use.
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R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A new type of chain mail fabric is flexible like cloth but can stiffen on demand.
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R&D: Materials
The 3D printable nanocomposite polymeric ink uses carbon nanotubes.
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Features: Materials
Learn the history of this game-changing medical material and the latest hydrocolloid developments and applications.
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R&D: Materials
Researchers developed a method to bond human skin to rubber-like polymeric materials without an adhesive.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers used individual fingertips fitted with stretchable tactile sensors with liquid metal.
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R&D: Electronics & Computers
Researchers report the design and fabrication of single-wall carbon nanotube thermoelectric devices on flexible polyimide substrates as a basis for wearable energy converters.
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Features: Materials
Learn the key parameters for evaluating the chemical resistance of your materials.
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R&D: IoMT
A flexible heat harvesting device shows better efficiency at retaining heat to power the device.
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Global Innovations: Nanotechnology
The nanogold is implanted under the skin where it reports changes in drug concentrations by changing its color.
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Technology Leaders: Materials
For all of the advancements available in ultrasonic technology, there are certain component, material, or application characteristics that can make assembly quality very difficult to control.
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Features: Medical
High consistency rubbers (HCRs) give medical device manufacturers the versatility they need for demanding therapeutic applications.
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John Chandler on Achieving Quality Motion Control
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FAULHABER MICROMO brings together the highest quality motion technologies and value-added services, together with global engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing, to deliver top quality micro motion solutions. With 34 years’ experience, John Chandler injects a key engineering perspective into all new projects and enjoys working closely with OEM customers to bring exciting new technologies to market.

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Rapid Precision Prototyping Program Speeds Medtech Product Development

Rapid prototyping technologies play an important role in supporting new product development (NPD) by companies that are working to bring novel and innovative products to market. But in advanced industries where products often make use of multiple technologies, and where meeting a part’s exacting tolerances is essential, speed without precision is rarely enough. In such advanced manufacturing—including the medical device and surgical robotics industries — the ability to produce high-precision prototypes early in the development cycle can be critical for meeting design expectations and bringing finished products to market efficiently.