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Technology Leaders: Materials
A family of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) crosslinked by irradiation improve thermomechanical properties and chemical resistance at elevated temperatures.
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Products: Design
The product focus for March 2023 is disposables.
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R&D: Medical

A surface-lighting microLED patch has been developed that inhibits UV-induced melanogenesis. The research team fabricated the skin-attachable surface-lighting microLED (SμLED, 4 × 4 cm2)...

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R&D: Medical

Researchers have developed a portable sensor made of simple materials to detect heavy metals in sweat, which is easily sampled. The sensor is simple in terms of the materials used to make it and the...

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R&D: Medical

A simple and accurate glucose-meter-based test incorporates a novel fusion protein could someday be used to monitor SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels. Glucose meters are readily available and easy to...

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R&D: Medical

Made of graphene, a cuffless device is worn on the underside of the wrist and can measure blood pressure with comparable accuracy to a standard blood pressure cuff. While the technology is still...

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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Researchers have developed a breakthrough handheld biosensor that enables quick and accurate detection of oral cancer. The biosensor consists of a sensor strip similar to a glucose...

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R&D: Medical

A new string-like implant can monitor fluctuations in brain chemicals, like a fitness tracker for the brain.

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From the Editor: Medical
Here are the winners of the 2022 Medical Design Briefs’ Readers’ Choice Products of the Year.
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Global Innovations: Medical
The fiber could lead to fiber-based smart clothes that provide greater versatility in functions, larger sensing areas, and greater comfort.
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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
In its most general sense, DfM for medical devices means the design of parts sympathetic to the production process being used in order to make optimized outcomes in a timely fashion.
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Features: Test & Measurement
In recent years, ethical concerns over the use of live animals in testing have been increasing, particularly for cases not directly related to advancing human health.
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Features: Medical
Much more than a medical technology trade show, MD&M West exists to improve lives through continuing education, sharing knowledge, and bringing opportunities to all.
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Features: Wearables
While many wearable technologies began as a way to help people improve fitness, they have evolved to take on much greater diagnostic and other medical uses.
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Products: Medical
Advanced Photonix offers silicon and indium gallium arsenide surface-mount technology photodetectors for high-speed response applications.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West, February 7–9, Anaheim, CA
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Products: Electronics & Computers
The product focus is on power supplies this month.
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R&D: Medical

A novel wearable for infants provides reliable assessment of motor abilities during early development. The smart jumpsuit, called MAIJU (Motor Assessment of Infants with a Jumpsuit), is a...

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R&D: Medical

Researchers have developed a simple, yet effective approach for on-demand tactile sensing in minimally invasive surgery, overcoming a key limitation — the inability of surgeons to feel tissues during an...

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R&D: Medical

Researchers have developed a medical instrument called Clinical Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Ramanometry for Helicobacter pylori (CAST-R-HP) that holds promise as a powerful new tool in the diagnosis...

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R&D: Materials

Scientists have developed a stretchable and waterproof fabric that turns energy generated from body movements into electrical energy. A crucial component in the fabric is a polymer that,...

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From the Editor: Wearables
From the Editor
NuraLogix unveiled its Anura™ Telehealth platform at CES 2023.
Global Innovations: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have developed a transparent temperature sensor capable of precisely and quickly measuring temperature changes caused by light.
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Products: Software
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Features: Medical
With so much at stake, attention is now shifting to adopting more modern equipment and methods to consistently produce the best cells.
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Features: Medical
Imagine starting your first marathon out of seven in Antarctica with a temperature of –15 °F. When Linda Carrier ran the World Marathon Challenge in 2019, that’s where she started.
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Features: Medical
For more than 130 years, Johnson & Johnson has been synonymous with healthcare.
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Features: AR/AI
The growing use of AI in medical applications is leading to drastically higher performance demands for the embedded computing technology.
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Features: Robotics, Automation & Control
Surgery is complex. When performing similar procedures, surgeons with various skill levels, training, and experience can have vastly different outcomes.
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Ask the Expert

Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
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In collaboration with the Fort Wayne Metals Engineering team, Eric Dietsch focuses on supporting customers with material recommendations, product development, and education. Eric is available to help you and your company with any Nitinol-related questions or needs that you may have.

Inside Story

Rapid Precision Prototyping Program Speeds Medtech Product Development

Rapid prototyping technologies play an important role in supporting new product development (NPD) by companies that are working to bring novel and innovative products to market. But in advanced industries where products often make use of multiple technologies, and where meeting a part’s exacting tolerances is essential, speed without precision is rarely enough. In such advanced manufacturing—including the medical device and surgical robotics industries — the ability to produce high-precision prototypes early in the development cycle can be critical for meeting design expectations and bringing finished products to market efficiently.

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