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Single-Use Systems: The Future of Biopharmaceutical Processing

See how components suppliers can help therapeutic manufacturers choose the right material for the right application.

2022 Technology Trends: Digital Health Marks the Future of Medical Development

Going into 2022, remote monitoring, wearables, sensors, and other "mHealth" products are taking center stage.

New Products and Services

Metal additive manufacturing, high-performance grease, filters, and more.

Product of the Month

ReadyRoom has added integrated video conferencing to its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform.

Product Focus: Power Supplies

Look at four of 2022's standout power supplies.

First, Do No Harm: Changing Strategies to Prove Your Medical Device Is Safe

Modern evaluation of biocompatibility uses a risk-based approach.

Needle-Free Device Collects Blood Samples

A new technology offers a needle-free, painless and easy-to-use method for collecting blood samples.

Machine Learning Advances Personalized Medicine

The research tackles long-unsolvable problems in biological systems at the cellular level.

Skin Sensors Monitor Health

Skin-sensing wearables coat copper nanowires with graphene oxide.

3D Printed Lightweight Knee Brace

Researchers have developed a lighter, yet more robust knee brace for the elderly who suffer from knee problems.

Bioactive Coatings Improve Orthopedic Implants

Researchers are working on a coating that mimics bone tissue.

Robotic Hand Has Gecko-Inspired Grip

A new robotic hand grasps a wide variety of items, including raw eggs.

Technology Enables Needle-Free Glucose Monitoring

A needle-free technology allows people with diabetes to measure blood sugar levels without having to stick a needle into their fingertips.

From the Editor — Report: Artificial Intelligence to Dominate Healthcare in 2022

Digital and virtual tools will advance many healthcare services, including chronic pain management and stroke rehabilitation.

Inside the OEM: Medtronic

The company’s key markets include cardiovascular, medical-surgical, neuroscience, and diabetes.

Pulse Plasma Nitriding Provides Unique Surface Treatment of Implantable Metals

Plasma nitriding has a broad appeal to surface treat many metallic materials used in medical applications, including titanium alloys

Establishing Proper Validation of Extruded Silicone Tubing

Bring your project from the process development phase of manufacturing to a fully validated one.

Is Healthcare Ready to Pick Up the Pace in Cybersecurity?

Healthcare organizations face very difficult choices in balancing patient protection with financial demands.

Product of the Month

Dymax has introduced light-curable adhesives for the evolving medical device wearables market.

New Products and Services

A thermal cycling calculator, a universal machining center, microdrills, and more.

Product Focus: Motors & Motion Control

Open Aperture Voice Coil Stages Designed for closed loop servo operation, a series of open aperture voice coil stages from Moticont, Van Nuys, CA, include a standard integral quadrature optical...

The TWIICE Exoskeleton: Connector Trends in Medical Device Design

A modular exoskeleton relies on robust connectors.

‘Healthy’ Electric Current Produced Inside Human Body

New nanotechnology has many potential applications, including harvesting clean energy to operate devices implanted in the body through the body’s natural movements.

Smartphone Platform Gives Early Warning for Cancer

A new platform provides visual detection analysis for lung cancer and ketosis/diabetes via different testing probes.

Biosensor Enables Ultrafast Detection of COVID-19

Researchers have developed a genosensor that is efficient in detecting SARS-CoV-2.

Sterilization Technology Could Rapidly Disinfect Disposable Face Masks

A new sterilization technology could be the key to safely reusing disposable face masks.

‘Weeping’ Ceramics Lead to New Shape-Shifting Material

An international team of researchers has discovered a path that could lead to shape-shifting ceramic materials.

Wireless Device Monitors Bone Health

An ultra-thin wireless device grows to the surface of bone and could someday help physicians monitor bone health and healing over long periods.

Quantum Brain Sensors Could Spot Dementia

Quantum sensors for the brain may soon identify brain diseases like dementia, ALS, and Parkinson’s.