Keyword: Polymers

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Features: Tubing & Extrusion
Medical Plastics: Understanding Ultrasonic Welding, Part 1

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...

R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Patch Delivers Insulin in Cheeks
A polymer fiber mat is activated by heat to release drugs.
R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Printed Lightweight Knee Brace
Researchers have developed a lighter, yet more robust knee brace for the elderly who suffer from knee problems.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Silicone Nanochip Can Reprogram Biological Tissue in Living Body
The noninvasive nanochip applies a harmless electric spark to deliver specific genes in a fraction of a second.
Features: Regulations/Standards
Establishing Proper Validation of Extruded Silicone Tubing
Bring your project from the process development phase of manufacturing to a fully validated one.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Optical Design Considerations for Additive Manufacturing
Light-based methods open many opportunities for medical applications.
Features: Materials
Transforming Plastic Parts into High-Value Products
Learn some of the essential areas of plasma treatment in the medical device industry.
R&D: Wearables
Wearable Sensors Measure Body Position
Scientists have created wearable, stitchable, and sensitive sensors from flexible polymers and bundles of carbon fiber.
Briefs: Packaging & Sterilization
Antimicrobial Coating for Orthopedic Implants Prevents Dangerous Infections
The coating is customizable to individuals and requires less than 10 minutes to prepare and use.
R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Smart Fabric Stiffens on Demand
A new type of chain mail fabric is flexible like cloth but can stiffen on demand.
R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Printable Polymer Nanocomposite Ink
The 3D printable nanocomposite polymeric ink uses carbon nanotubes.
Features: Materials
Hydrocolloid Innovation: Past, Present & Future
Learn the history of this game-changing medical material and the latest hydrocolloid developments and applications.
R&D: Materials
Sticking Sensors to Skin Without Adhesives
Researchers developed a method to bond human skin to rubber-like polymeric materials without an adhesive.
R&D: Materials
Liquid Metal Sensors and AI Help Prosthetic Hands to ‘Feel’
Researchers used individual fingertips fitted with stretchable tactile sensors with liquid metal.
R&D: Electronics & Computers
Nontoxic, Flexible Energy Converters Could Power Wearable Devices
Researchers report the design and fabrication of single-wall carbon nanotube thermoelectric devices on flexible polyimide substrates as a basis for wearable energy converters.
Features: Test & Measurement
Impact-Modified Acrylic Copolymers: Evaluating Chemical Resistance
Learn the key parameters for evaluating the chemical resistance of your materials.
R&D: Wearables
Reduced Heat Leakage Improves Wearable Heat Harvester
A flexible heat harvesting device shows better efficiency at retaining heat to power the device.
Global Innovations: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Gold Nanoparticles Enable Long-Term Implantable Sensor ‘Tattoo’
The nanogold is implanted under the skin where it reports changes in drug concentrations by changing its color.
Technology Leaders: Materials
Using Dynamic Weld Mode Welder to Tackle Hard-to-Handle Plastic Part Applications
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.
Features: Materials
HCR Versatility Helps Manufacturers Shape Medical Devices
High consistency rubbers (HCRs) give medical device manufacturers the versatility they need for demanding therapeutic applications.
Technology Leaders: Medical
Impact Modified Acrylic Copolymers: Understanding Chemical Resistance
An objective screening matrix to enable medical device manufacturers in identifying the appropriate material for device assemblies.
Briefs: Wearables
Conductive Cellulose Thread Shows Promise for Healthcare Applications
The thermoelectric textile produces a small amount of electricity when heated on one side.
Briefs: Medical
Molding: Comparing Liquid Silicone Rubber and High Consistency Rubber for Medical Applications
Medical device OEMs often face a tough decision: Use HCR or LSR for medical device component manufacturing?
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Silicone Membrane for Wearable Devices Is Comfortable and Breathable
The membrane wicks water away from the skin.
Briefs: Materials
4D Bioengineering Materials Bend, Curve Like Natural Tissue
The materials change shape over time in response to stimuli.
R&D: Packaging & Sterilization
Self-Sterilizing Polymers Work Against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers have demonstrated that a family of self-sterilizing polymers are effective at inactivating coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19.
R&D: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Artificial Aorta Reduces Blood Pressure
A silicone aorta can reduce how hard patients’ hearts have to pump.
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Adapting to Manufacturing Challenges of COVID-19
See how ultrasonic welding technology is being widely used in nonwoven PPE production.
R&D: Wearables
Improved Polymer Electrode for Electronic Skin
Scientists have improved electrical conductivity in a polymer electrode for e-skin applications.

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Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire

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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.

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Briefs: Packaging & Sterilization

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Technology Leaders: Robotics, Automation & Control

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Technology Leaders: Tubing & Extrusion

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