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Features: Photonics/Optics
With medical devices approved for more demanding cardiovascular applications such as transcatheter aortic and mitral valve repair (TAVR/TMVR), the long-term structural...
Features: Medical
Stainless steel in its different varieties, including 304, 316, 316L, and others, is the material that forms the backbone of the medical device industry. However, other...
Briefs: Materials
Purdue University researchers are developing a nontoxic, biodegradable orthopedic implant that could be safely absorbed by the body after providing adequate support to...
Briefs: Medical
Titanium found its initial use in aircraft because it is strong but light. Today, it’s found everywhere, from eyeglass frames and jewelry to sports gear, tools, surgical and dental implants, and...
Features: Medical
The manufacturing of medical components must meet standards of accuracy, reliability, quality, and traceability that equal...
Features: Materials
The world population is growing, globalization has resulted in a higher standard of living in many countries, and people are living longer. With increased living standards and choices...
R&D: Medical
New Metal Alloy as Strong as Titanium
Materials scientists from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, and Qatar University have developed a new high-entropy metal alloy that, they say, has a higher strength-to-weight ratio than any other existing metal material. High-entropy alloys consist of five or more metals in roughly equal...
Briefs: Medical
$19 Million Funding Awarded for Additive Manufacturing Projects
America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, announced the 15 awardees of its second call for additive manufacturing (AM) applied research and development projects. Driven by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, America Makes will...
R&D: Materials
Researchers at The Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, and their partners are building a database of new titanium alloys that, they say, will be used to reduce the stress that pins, plates,...
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Around the world, people are living longer, more active lives thanks to continuing advancements in medical technology. This evolution in technology stems from the development of...
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Medical Technology on the PGA Tour
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Breaking Barriers in Drug Delivery with Better Lipid Nanoparticles
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Hydrogels as a Drug-Delivery Medium
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Overcoming Blockers to Digitizing Manufacturing Operations
INSIDER: Medical
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.
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Scan-Based and Project Design for Medical
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Here's an Idea: Medtech’s New Normal
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Here's an Idea: A Plant-Based Gel That Saves Lives
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Adaptable Healthcare Solutions Designed for Safety and Security
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Inside Story
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.