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Briefs: Medical
A team of scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, has demonstrated the first calibration system for positron emission tomography (PET)...
Briefs: Medical
Visualization technology for medical usage has advanced rapidly, from analog to digital to high definition to 3D and now 4K. High-quality displays will continue to be invaluable medical tools,...
Briefs: Medical
According to a new NIH-funded study, five men with complete motor paralysis were able to voluntarily generate steplike movements using a new technology that non-invasively delivers electrical...
Briefs: Medical
A team of computer scientists from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) say that they have created a 3D printer that uses machine vision and 3D scanning to self-correct and directly...
Briefs: Medical
The deleterious effects of microgravity are undeniable: reduced bone mineral density, muscle atrophy, vascular remodeling, etc. These health issues...
Briefs: Communications
A team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis along with colleagues at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign developed a wireless device just the...
Briefs: Packaging & Sterilization
Ensuring that device packaging meets specifications.
Considering the complex science and research that goes into developing medical devices, it is important...
Briefs: Medical
In September 2013, the FDA announced new regulations for medical device manufacturers known as UDI (Unique Device Identifier) that would require all medical devices to bear a label...
Briefs: Medical
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...
Briefs: Medical
Why does a square structure absorb more force?
Mechanical engineers at Clemson University pondering why the tail of a seahorse is square and how this adds to its strength referred back to research...
Briefs: Medical
Medical Oxygen Concentrator for Microgravity Operation
Only ambient air and DC energy are required to operate the system.
Supplemental oxygen delivery systems are vital to provide a critical life support respiratory function. Whether they are used for patients suffering from lung diseases or other illnesses, to astronauts donning an oxygen mask...
Briefs: Materials
Gold coating could reduce scarring.
A team of scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, working with other researchers at the University of California, Davis, say that...
Briefs: Medical
Researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, in collaboration with General Motors and Oceaneering, designed a state-of-the-art, highly dexterous, humanoid robot, Robonaut 2 (R2), and sent...
Briefs: Wearables
Exoskeleton provides precise therapy while tracking data.
A team of engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a first-of-its kind, two-armed, robotic rehabilitation exoskeleton that,...
Briefs: Medical
3D printed material features controllable surface textures.
A team of mechanical engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has developed a way of making soft materials, using a 3D...
Briefs: Medical
Researchers at Rice University’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) say they have uncovered a new way to make ultrasensitive conductivity measurements at optical frequencies on high-speed...
Briefs: Medical
Folded paper design inspired flexible electronics.
Kirigami, the Japanese art of folding and paper cutting, has inspired a team of engineers at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, to create...
Briefs: Regulations/Standards
FDA Draft Guidance for Adaptive Designs
The FDA is seeking comments of a new draft guidance that it recently issued for industry called “Adaptive Designs for Medical Device Clinical Studies.” An “adaptive design” for a medical device clinical study is defined as a clinical trial design that allows for prospectively planned modifications...
Briefs: Medical
Creating a custom wheelchair for siblings with neuromuscular disease.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a debilitating neuromuscular disease. It involves motor nerve cells in the spinal cord,...
Briefs: Medical
Tracking vital signs non-invasively could save preemies’ skin.
A team of engineers at Rice University are developing a highly accurate, touch-free system that uses a video camera to...
Briefs: Medical
This technology presents a means to cleanly contain bodily fluids in environments ranging from microgravity to Earth gravity with no release of infectious agents.
NASA has long recognized the...
Briefs: Medical
New approach could create very flexible electronic circuitry.
New research being done at Purdue University demonstrates that inkjet-printing technology can be used to mass-produce electronic circuits made...
Briefs: Medical
New method allows for fast, functional imaging.
Oncology researchers rely on high-resolution imaging to see tumors and other activity deep within body tissues. Using a new high-speed, high-resolution...
Briefs: Medical
http://news.nd.edu/news/56829
An applied mathematician and an environmental biotechnologist at the University of Notre Dame have teamed up to develop a new computational model that simulates the...
Briefs: Medical
GE Global Research Niskayuna, NY www.geglobalresearch.com/news
A multi-disciplinary team of scientists at GE Global Research, the technology development arm for GE, have combined a wide...
Briefs: Medical
https://news.ncsu.edu
Humans grow to be quite efficient at walking. Simulations of human locomotion show that walking on level ground at a steady speed should theoretically require no power input at...
Briefs: Materials
http://news.yale.edu
A team of researchers at Yale University assessed the “criticality” of all 62 metals on the Periodic Table of Elements, and developed key insights into which materials might become...
Briefs: Medical
A team of scientists at Vanderbilt University have achieved the first “image fusion” of mass spectrometry and microscopy, which, they say, could dramatically improve the diagnosis and treatment of...
Briefs: Medical
Drug-Encapsulated Prosthetic Enhancement
This invention places a drug delivery system inside a prosthetic implant to circumvent the physical issues encountered after fitting the implant. Implants being relatively large in size would be able to house the drug-carrying device inside them without compromising the structural integrity or the...
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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.
