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Global Innovations: Medical
Researchers have successfully developed a novel optical fiber design allowing the generation of rainbow laser light in the molecular fingerprint...
R&D: Medical
An ancient metal used for its microbial properties is the basis for a materials-based solution to disinfection. A team of scientists has developed an antimicrobial spray that deposits a layer of...
Features: Design
Cleaning is a critical aspect of medical device design that is often overlooked during initial planning.
Features: Packaging & Sterilization
As medical devices become more advanced and innovative, so do the regulations that surround them.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Flexible hones enable machining of complex parts with cross-drilled holes.
Technology Leaders: Materials
Learn how sealing materials have been developed to meet the most stringent needs in life sciences applications.
Briefs: Medical
It is essential to incorporate PCBA cleaning into the planning and production of wearables.
R&D: Wearables
Researchers have printed sensors directly on human skin without the use of heat.
Briefs: Medical
Removing organic contaminants and reducing bacterial and viral loads in medical device manufacturing.
Briefs: Materials
Whether attempting to improve adhesion of dissimilar materials, depositing coatings, cleaning surfaces, applying a protective coating that repels water for example or biological fluids...
Features: Medical
As the miniaturization trend continues to take the medical device world by storm, manufacturing with metal injection molding (MIM) and additive processes such as...
Features: Packaging & Sterilization
Medical devices across the United States must not only keep pace with advances in technology but also with the increased use of harsh solvents and disinfectants....
Features: Medical
By utilizing state-of-the-art production equipment and processes, machining tolerances are held extremely close on today's multi-lumen and multilayer medical tubing. It is important to note that any...
Technology Leaders: Packaging & Sterilization
The market for medical electronics is huge and growing. The astounding capabilities of digital technology and broadband connectivity are “a perfect storm,” enabling doctors to diagnose...
Features: Packaging & Sterilization
As in any industry, new technologies and material choices present new opportunities and challenges for OEMs looking to build brand...
Features: Medical
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are critical components in many medical devices. Prior to shipment to the OEM, PCBs must undergo a thorough cleaning process to remove excess solder,...
Features: Tubing & Extrusion
Today's machining tolerances are held extremely close on multilumen and multi-layer medical tubing through the use of state-of-the-art production equipment and processes. Any misalignment...
Features: Electronics & Computers
Board cleaning is perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects of printed circuit board (PCB) assembly. But savvy medical electronics original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have a keen sense of...
Applications: Electronics & Computers
Component manufacturers are continually developing new and smaller packages for components that are mere fractions of a millimeter and have board to component clearances of less than a...
Features: Medical
By now, you have probably already heard that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is phasing out the AK-225 solvent at the end of this year. This means that if you are currently using an...
Briefs: Medical
Updated Facts on 2015 HCFC-225 Usage Ban
In 1974, Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina discovered that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were depleting the ozone layer, and in 1995, they received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this work. In response, the United Nations Environment Programme called an international conference to discuss the issue. Shortly...
Features: Design
Reusable devices face significant design challenges that single-use devices do not. A design engineer must think about how the device will perform...
Briefs: Medical
Microfluidic Mixing Technology for a Universal Health Sensor
A highly efficient means of microfluidic mixing has been created for use with the rHEALTH sensor — an elliptical mixer and passive curvilinear mixing patterns. The rHEALTH sensor provides rapid, handheld, complete blood count, cell differential counts, electrolyte measurements, and...
Top Stories
INSIDER: Aerospace
Biotech Startup Turns to Space to Manufacture Artificial Retinas
INSIDER: Medical
AI-Designed Shape-Shifting Microneedles Aid Diabetic Wound Healing
Blog: Regulations/Standards
Why the U.S. and China Are Taking Different Paths on Pig-to-Human Organs
Podcasts: Design
Why the Next Medical Breakthrough May Come from Space
Podcasts: Medical
Adaptive DBS: The Next Leap in Closed-Loop Neurostimulation
Podcasts: Medical
Ask the Expert
Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
Understanding power system components and how to connect them correctly is critical to meeting regulatory requirements and designing successful electrical products for worldwide markets. Interpower’s Ralph Bright defines these requirements and explains how to know which cord to select for your application.
Webcasts
Editorial Webinars: Medical
Design for Miniaturization: Meeting the Demand for Smaller,...
Summits: Robotics, Automation & Control
2026 Medical & Healthcare Robotics Summit (Online)
Podcasts: Medical
Rapid Diagnostics for Extreme and Low-Resource Environments
Podcasts: Medical
Resilient Device Design for Harsh Conditions
Podcasts: Medical
Making Telemedicine Work in Low-Connectivity Environments
Podcasts: Aerospace
Inside Story
Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
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.
