Keyword: Additive manufacturing

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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Optical Design Considerations for Additive Manufacturing
Light-based methods open many opportunities for medical applications.
R&D: Nanotechnology
Micron-Sized Lab-on-a-Chip Devices
Researchers have demonstrated the ability to create microfluidic lab-on-a-chip devices with channels and valves smaller than ever before.
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: Nanotechnology
3D Printable Polymer Nanocomposite Ink
The 3D printable nanocomposite polymeric ink uses carbon nanotubes.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Turning Pollen into 3D Printing Ink for Biomedical Applications
The ink could be used to make parts for tissue engineering, toxicity testing, and drug delivery.
Applications: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Technology Responds Swiftly to Worldwide Pandemics
The products that help stop the spread of communicable diseases range from simple to sophisticated.
Applications: Software
Additive Manufacturing Offers New Hope for Treating Women’s Pelvic Floor Disorders
Cosm’s work shines a light on a common, growing, under-served, and global women’s health issue.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Bioprinted 3D Cardiac Patches Could Reverse Scar Formation After Heart Attacks
The system promotes myocardial regeneration after a cardiac event.
Features: Tubing & Extrusion
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MD&M West brings together medtech engineers, business leaders, and innovative thinkers to create life-changing medical devices.
R&D: Electronics & Computers
Inkjet Printing Shows Promise for Making E-Textiles
Researchers have demonstrated that they can print layers of electrically conductive ink on polyester fabric.
Features: Tubing & Extrusion
Scaling Single-Use Liquid Dispensing from R&D to Automated Production
A growing number of companies are turning to sterile, single-use, closed liquid dispensing systems and kits.
Briefs: Medical
3D Printing Technique Creates Intricate Medical Implants
The biomedical structures advance the development of new technologies for regrowing bones and tissue.
R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
System Prints Biological Tissue in 30 Seconds
A novel system can print biological tissue in just 30 seconds.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Portable COVID Test Delivers Fast, Accurate Results
The single-chip system is a complete functioning electronic circuit.
Applications: Materials
AM: Quickly Adapting in Tandem with Medical Innovation
While AM brings speed, efficiency, and an alternative supply chain, the manufacturing method can also lead to better patient care.
R&D: Materials
3D Printed Implants with Antibiotics
Researchers have fabricated antibiotic-containing 3D scaffold implants at high temperatures.
Features: Regulations/Standards
Testing Strategies for EUA Devices
While many devices have received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for short-term use, new testing procedures are needed for the long-term.
Features: Materials
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.
R&D: Materials
Platform Monitors Gut Microbiome
Scientists are developing a platform that can monitor and model the real-time processing of gut microbiome serotonin activity.
Features: Electronics & Computers
Designing Rugged Myoelectric Interfaces for Highly Functional Prosthetics
New sensors and high-performance microwiring are extending the performance of active myoelectric prosthetics.
Global Innovations: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Printed Bioink-Loaded Stents Treat Inflammation
New biodegradable stents treat radiation esophagitis.
R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Printed Biomimetic Tongue Surface
Using 3D printers, scientists have created synthetic soft surfaces with tongue-like textures.
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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.
Global Innovations: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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.
R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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.
Technology Leaders: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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.
Applications: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Reimagining Knee Replacements with Additive Technology and Artificial Intelligence
To produce an additively manufactured prosthesis, REJOINT starts by 3D modelling the patient’s CT scan.
R&D: Medical
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.
R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers 3D Print Working Heart Pump with Human Cells
Researchers have 3D printed a functioning centimeter-scale human heart pump in the lab.

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