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Features: Medical
Exploring Oligomers for Medical 3D Printing
In 3D printing, the additive manufacturing processes use gradual creation or addition of materials to form an object. 3D printing has become a widely used method for manufacturing prototypes in many...
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Technology Leaders: Medical
Key Factors for Choosing Silicone Solutions in Medical Device Lubrication
In working with various medical equipment such as needles, syringes, trocars, cannulas, guide-wires, catheters, and valves, medical device designers must account for...
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Briefs: Medical
Hydrogel Material Improves Success of Transplanting Islet Cells
Combining a new hydrogel material with a protein that boosts blood vessel growth could improve the success rate for transplanting insulin-producing islet cells into persons with...
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Features: Medical
The Critical Role of Material Performance and Processing Data
Successfully using liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and other advanced silicone technologies in medical devices often depends upon access to a deep and broad repository of research and...
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Global Innovations: Medical
Solar-Powered Skin Offers New Possibilities for Prosthetics
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland www.gla.ac.uk/news A new way of harnessing the sun's rays to power ‘synthetic skin’ could help to create advanced prosthetic limbs capable...
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Features: Packaging & Sterilization
Silicone Adhesives for Medical Device Assemblies
Medical device assemblies present unique challenges beyond those associated with manufacturing and assembly of products for consumer and industrial applications. While sharing the need for...
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Features: Materials
Common Causes for Adhesive Problems
High-tech adhesives are very reliable and issues do not occur often. When used correctly, these adhesives can resolve many design issues while also saving money, time, and effort. However, there are many...
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Technology Leaders: Tubing & Extrusion
Intelligent Tubing for Bioresorbable Scaffolds
Bioresorbable stent scaffolds are balloon-expandable and have been used to replace metallic stents to treat the narrowing of arteries and airway passages. Like traditional metallic scaffolds,...
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Technology Leaders: Materials
Guide Wire Coatings Put to the Test
Guide wires with a highly lubricious coating are an essential staple of many interventional procedures. In the operating room (OR), you can observe guide wires undergoing multiple passes, constant rotational...
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Technology Leaders: Materials
Surface Engineering in Medical Technology: From DLC to Plasma and Beyond
New materials and technological advances continue to proliferate the medtech industry at a rapid rate, and suppliers strive to offer innovative solutions to meet the...
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Global Innovations: Medical
Creating Sensitive Gels for Glucose Testing
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan www.oist.jp Transforming liquids into gels plays an important role in many industries, including cosmetics, medicine,...
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Briefs: Medical
Make and Bake Silicone Lenses
A droplet of clear liquid can bend light, acting as a lens. Using that as a guide, researchers at Australian National University have developed a new process to create very inexpensive, high quality silicone lenses...
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Applications: Materials
Benefits of LED Cured Adhesives in Medical Applications
Selecting an adhesive is often a difficult task because it involves give and take between the end-use and manufacturing requirements. When it comes to bonding applications in the medical...
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Briefs: Materials
Silk Microneedles Deliver Controlled-Release Drugs Painlessly
Bioengineers have developed a new silk-based microneedle system able to deliver precise amounts of drugs over time and without need for refrigeration. The tiny needles can be...
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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Accelerating Cure Times of Medical Silicone Adhesives With Infrared Radiation
Utilized in a wide variety of adhesion applications — from urinary catheters to cardiac pacemakers — one-part condensation-cure adhesives have traditionally been...
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Applications: Medical
Advantages of Manufacturing Silicone Drug-Eluting Components via Ultraviolet Light Vulcanization Process
Combination products offer several advantages when compared with drug delivery via oral, injection, and infusion methods. All drug-device...
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Controlling Heat Curing Adhesive Processes Using Infrared Spot Curing
Adhesives are often used as the joining compound between substrates in the medical device industry. Typical applications for adhesives include tube-to-connector bonding,...
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Features: Materials
The Cool Future of UV Curable Silicone Extrusion
Silicone elastomers are high-performance thermoset materials broadly used in diverse industries, including automotive, aerospace, electronics, consumer goods, and health care. They are recognized...
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Repeatable, Low-Cost UV Assembly of Biosensors
A biosensor is an analytical device that converts a biological response into an electrical signal. It is increasingly being used as a cost-effective diagnostic tool that offers the capability to...
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Briefs: Materials
Biotic-Abiotic Interface Between the Body and an Artificial Limb
Because of its high mechanical properties, chemical stability, and biocompatibility, titanium is a commonly used material in dental and orthopedic applications. Its excellent...
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Vibrating Quartz Sensor Characterizes Liquid Samples
A novel analytical technology characterizes liquids for healthcare applications. As a drop of liquid evaporates on a vibrating quartz sensor, it undergoes distinctive phase changes representing the unique chemical and physical characteristics of the sample. This unique “fingerprint”...

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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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Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.

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