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Briefs: Materials
Tubing Coated with Light-Powered Catalysts Aids Drug Manufacturing
The new class of materials is insoluble, so it can be used over and over again. Such catalysts could be used to coat tubing and perform chemical transformations on reactants as they flow through the tube.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Scientists 3D Print All-Liquid ‘Lab on a Chip’
Researchers at DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have 3D printed an all-liquid device that, with the click of a button, can be repeatedly reconfigured on demand to...
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Briefs: Imaging
New System Explores the Future of Automated Visual Inspection
The concept for a new automated visual inspection system that uses robotics to manipulate metallic components is being tested at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced...
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Briefs: Materials
Living Polymerization Enables Adaptable 3D Printing
Three-dimensional printing technology makes it possible to rapidly manufacture objects by depositing layer upon layer of polymers in a precisely determined pattern. Once these objects are...
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Briefs: Medical
Silicon Synthesized for Use with Medical Devices
Bonelike silicon improves interaction with soft tissue. Chemists at the University of Chicago in collaboration with other researchers at Northwestern University have developed the first...
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R&D: Materials
Rewriting the Rules on Materials
A team of chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), La Jolla, CA, say that they have invented a new method to join complex organic molecules that is extraordinarily robust and can be used to make plastics, pharmaceuticals, fabrics, dyes, and other materials previously inaccessible to chemists.
Briefs: Medical
Thermographic Printing Using Organic Silver Salts
The materials presented allow the writing on a single sheet of these materials without ink, but only by heat, thereby revealing a black and white image. This process is called thermographic...
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Briefs: Medical
Monolithically Integrated, Mechanically Resilient Carbon-Based Probes for Scanning Probe Microscopy
Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) is an important tool for performing measurements at the nanoscale in imaging bacteria or proteins in biology, as...
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Top Stories

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Features: Motion Control

Precision in Motion: The Future of Robotics and Automation in Medical...

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INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping

3D Ink Improves Comfort, Durability of ‘Smart Wearables’

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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Wearable Mimics CT Scans, Delivers Continuous Monitoring of Heart, Lungs

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INSIDER: Medical

Wound Dressings Made of Drug-Releasing Polymers

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Briefs: Photonics/Optics

Advanced Laser Welding Techniques for Titanium Pacemaker Housing:...

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INSIDER: Design

Genetic Delivery System Targets Lungs to Treat Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis

Ask the Expert

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.

Webcasts

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Upcoming Webinars: Medical

Precision Under Pressure: The Centerless Grinding Advantage in...

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Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Medical Devices

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On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Designing Medical Devices with Confidence: Using Servo Ultrasonic and/or Laser...

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Podcasts: Connectivity

AI and Machine Learning in Medical Device Cybersecurity

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Podcasts: Medical

The Growing Impact of Cybersecurity on Patient Safety in Medical Devices

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On-Demand Webinars: Medical

Enhancing Security in Connected Medical Devices

Inside Story

Inside Story: Establishing Safe EO Sterilization for Medical Devices
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To find out more about the expertise required to establish a safe and effective EO Sterilization for medical devices, MDB recently spoke with Elizabeth Sydnor, director of microbiology for Eurofins Medical Device Testing (Lancaster, PA).

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