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Products: Medical
See the New Products and Services, including medical optics, healthcare polymers, a ventilator pressure sensor, and more.
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
The Product Focus is on fluid handling, including miniature pinch valves, valve controller modules, rocker isolation valves, and more.
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R&D: Medical

Researchers have pioneered a 3D printable ink that contains Sporosarcina pasteurii: a bacterium that, when exposed to a urea-containing solution, triggers a...

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R&D: Medical

Researchers have created an engineered heart via 3D printing technology that allows for early monitoring of drug-induced cardiotoxicity. They produced the heart model using biohybrid 3D...

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R&D: Materials

An injectable biomaterial with significantly improved adhesive strength, stretchability, and toughness could enable improved surgical sealing. This chemically modified,...

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R&D: Medical

A research team has used silk as a promising material for repairing severed nerves. In their experiments with silk from silkworms and spiders, the scientists also gained...

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R&D: Medical

A handheld sensor tests perspiration for cortisol and provides results in eight minutes, which researchers say is a key advance in monitoring a hormone whose levels are a...

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R&D: Medical

Researchers have devised a tiny, nano-sized sensor capable of detecting protein biomarkers in a sample at single-molecule precision. Coined as hook and bait, a tiny protein binder fuses to a...

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From the Editor: Software
What technologies do you have in your portfolio? According to a recent report, “a combined regime of macro volatility and industry forces is playing out” that requires rethinking product portfolios.
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Global Innovations: Materials
Researchers are developing a 3D-printed insole with integrated sensors that allows the pressure of the sole to be measured in the shoe and thus during any activity. This helps athletes or patients to determine performance and therapy progress.
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Features: Electronics & Computers
Patient safety, cost, and efficiency will always be the top drivers shaping the evolution of healthcare.
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Features: Medical
The Institute for Engineering in Medicine’s Innovation Week highlights events that focus on advances and new directions in medical engineering.
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Features: Design
With a view to the absolute safety of patients, medical device manufacturers must be aware of the potential risks of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NewTek Sensor Solutions offers medical sensors that withstand the effects of autoclave cycles used to sterilize medical equipment.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See the new products and services for April 2023, including dynamic pressure controls, AI processors, modeling and simulation software, and more.
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Products: Medical
The April 2023 Product Focus is on laser machining/marking.
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R&D: Materials

A new biomaterial that can be injected intravenously, reduces inflammation in tissue and promotes cell and tissue repair. The injectable biomaterial was tested and proven effective in...

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R&D: Medical

Researchers have developed a smart contact lens by combining an IOP sensor and a flexible drug-delivery system to manage IOP measurement and medication administration. The wireless...

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R&D: Medical

A new microfluidic device can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus with high accuracy and speed, using a unique DNA/RNA duplex technology. The device can prove to be a game-changer in the fight against the...

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R&D: Medical

A new sensor could help workers in daycares, hospitals, and other settings provide more immediate care to their charges. The new sensor — so cheap and simple to produce that it can be...

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R&D: Medical

A synthetic biosensor that mimics properties found in cell membranes and provides an electronic readout of activity could lead to a better understanding of cell biology, development of new...

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R&D: Medical

SMARTSHAPE consortium, led from University of Galway, will develop an implantable medical device for continuous blood pressure monitoring. The consortium has...

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Global Innovations: Medical
Surgical site infections are one of the most common medical infections, occurring in 2–4 percent of patients post-surgery.
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From the Editor: Medical
Wireless charging at a distance could be a game changer for medical devices in hospital settings.
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Features: Data Acquisition
Engineers are imagining ways for patients to get all their vitals without going to the doctor.
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Features: Design
If the race to meet short-term milestones is run blindly, it can forever hamstring a medical device timeline.
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Products: Imaging
The new products and services for March 2023, including pressure sensors, coaxial cable assemblies, a pressure switch, and more.
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Products: Design
Schurter has recently completed its production facility for its human-machine interface (HMI) capabilities.
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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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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.

Inside Story

Inside Story: Establishing Safe EO Residual Levels for Medical Devices
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To find out more about the expertise required to establish safe EO Residual levels for medical devices, Medical Design Briefs recently spoke with Leonard Harris, Manager, Chemistry and Container Testing for Eurofins Medical Device Testing (Lancaster, PA).

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