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R&D: Wearables
Sweat Sensor Wristwatch for Real-Time Monitoring
A unique wristwatch contains multiple modules, including a sensor array, a microfluidic chip, signal processing, and a data display system to monitor chemicals in human sweat. It can...
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Sensor Enables Smart Diapers, Other Health Monitors
A new sensor could help workers in daycares, hospitals, and other settings provide more immediate care to their charges. The new sensor — so cheap and simple to produce that it can be...
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R&D: Medical
Promising Brain Biosensor Monitors Health
Scientists have successfully tested in the lab a tiny biosensor they developed that can detect biomarkers tied to traumatic brain injuries. Researchers say their waterproof biosensor includes an...
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R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control
Bioengineers Develop Printable Silk Inks
To provide a better tool for therapeutics, regenerative medicine, and biosensing, Tufts University bioengineers have created inkjet-printable silks containing enzymes, antibiotics, antibodies, nanoparticles, and growth factors. The purified silk protein, or fibroin, offers intrinsic strength and protective...
INSIDER: Medical
Simple Medical Diagnostic for Developing World
A team of researchers at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, have created an inexpensive diagnostic device that, they say, can be used by health care workers in the world’s poorest areas to...
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Briefs: Medical
Wearable Electrolyte Sensor Provides Instant Readings
Electrolytes, such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, and other salts are essential in carrying nerve impulses that tell the heart and other muscles when to contract or relax. A proper...
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Transferrable Sensor Tattoo Measures Metabolic Stress
A medical sensor, that adheres to the skin like a temporary tattoo could make it easier for doctors to detect metabolic problems in patients as well as help coaches to fine-tune athletes’...
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Briefs: Medical
Lithium Batteries for Medical Applications
The element lithium possesses fundamental properties that make it ideal for use as the anode in both primary and rechargeable batteries. Vendors have paired the popular lithium anode with a variety of...
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Briefs: Medical
Technology Eliminates the Need for Pre-Wetting Cartridge Filters
There has been a long-term need in the filtration industry — particularly for a variety of life science applications — to eliminate the need for pre-wetting cartridge filters...
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INSIDER: Medical

Implantable Device Prevents Death from Opioid Overdose

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Briefs: Electronics & Computers

How Printed Electronics Are Transforming Healthcare

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INSIDER: Medical

Miniature Robots Can Navigate Through 3D Matrix

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Podcasts: Design

An Inside Look at Designing Drug-Delivery Pumps

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Podcasts: Medical

Pens and Autoinjectors as Drug-Delivery Options

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Quiz: Medical

What Do You Know About Medtech and the Gridiron?

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Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components
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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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Podcasts: Wearables

The Rise of Advanced Sensor Technologies

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Upcoming Webinars: Medical

A Guide to Selecting Power Supplies for Medical Equipment

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On-Demand Webinars: Materials

Benefits of Streamlining Fluid Connections in Medical Applications

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On-Demand Webinars: Materials

The Power of the Wear Study in Medical Device Development

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Podcasts: Motion Control

An Inside Look at Designing Drug-Delivery Pumps

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On-Demand Webinars: Wearables

Addressing Connectivity and Performance in Connected Care IoT Devices

Inside Story

Inside Story: Selecting and Implementing Automation Solutions
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To find out more about selecting and implementing automation solutions, MDB recently spoke with Dave McMorrow, Technical Director, MMT Automation and Michael Wall, Technical Director, Somex Automation, an MMT company.

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