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What are the major medical device markets? Find out here. Our news and videos focus on essential sectors, including prosthetics, drug delivery, and rehabilitation.

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Briefs: Materials
Antimicrobial Coating for Orthopedic Implants Prevents Dangerous Infections
The coating is customizable to individuals and requires less than 10 minutes to prepare and use.
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R&D: Energy
Low-Power Electrical Stimulation Could Aid Stroke Rehabilitation
A team used liquid gallium to test an antiviral and antimicrobial on a range of fabrics, including facemasks.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Products and Services
Power entry modules, application processors, proximity testing services, and more.
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Global Innovations: Materials
Increasing the Lifespan and Stability of Human Implantable Medical Devices
A coating minimizes tissue damage by reducing friction.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Microneedle Patch Delivers COVID-19 DNA Vaccine
The patch can be stored for 30 days at room temperature.
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INSIDER: Lighting
Photoelectric Implant Controls Activity of Spinal Neurons
An implant allows neuroscientists to activate or inhibit specific spinal-cord neurons by applying light at a specific wavelength. It will give researchers insight into how the...
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Briefs: Materials
Turning Pollen into 3D Printing Ink for Biomedical Applications
The ink could be used to make parts for tissue engineering, toxicity testing, and drug delivery.
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R&D: Medical
Self-Powered Implantable Stimulates Fast Bone Healing
When placed over a fracture, the device generates electricity from movement, accelerating bone healing.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Liquid Metal Sensors and AI Help Prosthetic Hands to ‘Feel’
Researchers used individual fingertips fitted with stretchable tactile sensors with liquid metal.
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Briefs: Materials
Bioactive Glass and Metal Implants Dissolve at the End of Operational Lifespan
The devices eliminate the need for invasive removal once they have served their purpose.
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R&D: Wearables
Dissolvable Microneedle Patch Treats Baldness
A new dissolvable microneedle patch could treat baldness and help hair regrow quickly.
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INSIDER: Medical
Cartilage Resurfacing Implant Reduces Pain, Restores Hip Joint Function
A textile-based implant containing cartilage derived from stem cells reduced pain and restored hip joint function to baseline levels in a study of dogs with symptoms of...
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INSIDER: Medical
Microneedles Provide More Effective Delivery of Antibiotics to Wounds
A flexible polymer composite microneedle array can overcome the physicochemical bacterial biofilm present in chronic, nonhealing wounds and deliver both oxygen and...
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Soft Microrobots Demonstrate Potential for Targeted Drug Delivery
Tiny tumbling soft robots that can be controlled with rotating magnetic fields can climb slopes, tumble upstream against fluid flow, and deposit substances at precise...
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INSIDER: Imaging
Robotics-Driven ‘White Cane’ Guides Users to Desired Location
Equipped with a color 3D camera, an inertial measurement sensor, and its own on-board computer, a newly improved robotic cane could offer blind and visually impaired users a...
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Technology Leaders: Photonics/Optics
PCB Microelectronics Assembly Takes Center Stage for Medical Miniaturization
Small medical electronics are at the forefront of a new round of technology trends involving printed circuit board (PCB) assembly and manufacturing.
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Special Reports: Materials
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Medical Robotics - September 2021
Self-propelled nanobots that deliver drugs inside the human body...novel sensors that improve the safety and precision of industrial robots...a dynamic hydrogel material that makes building soft robotic devices...

Features: Wearables
On the Rise: Wearable Injector Systems
The advent of automatic drug-delivery devices has empowered patients to take their treatments in their own hands.
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R&D: Nanotechnology
Tiny Wireless Device Illuminates Neuron Activity in the Brain
Researchers are creating new tools for a method called optogenetics, which shines light at specific neurons in the brain to excite or suppress activity.
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R&D: Medical
Batteryless Pacemaker Could Use Heart’s Energy for Power
The cardiac pacemaker of the future could be powered by the heart itself.
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Features: Robotics, Automation & Control
Show Preview: MD&M West
MD&M West brings together medtech engineers, business leaders, and innovative thinkers to create life-changing medical devices.
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Technology Leaders: Materials
Extending the Service Life of Joint Prostheses with PEEK Biomaterials
Learn about a polymer material being explored for complex joint prosthesis systems.
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R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Tiny Implant Cures Diabetes in Mice without Triggering Immune Response
Using a new minuscule device, researchers can implant insulin-secreting cells into diabetic mice
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R&D: Medical
Bruisable Artificial Skin Could Help Prosthetics Sense Injuries
An artificial skin attached to a person’s knee develops a purple “bruise” when hit forcefully.
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Briefs: Medical
Technology Restores Sense of Touch in Nerves Damaged as a Result of Injury
A tiny sensor is implanted in the nerve of the injured limb.
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Global Innovations: Medical
Nanosensor-Based Device Enables Early Detection of Sudden Cardiac Death
A nanosensor-based system measures cardiac micropotential energies.
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From the Editor: Manufacturing & Prototyping
From the Editor - COVID-19 Pandemic Helps Push Growth of Medical Device Market
Learn why the global market for medical device technologies is projected to grow from $605.7 billion in 2020 to $796.9 billion by 2025.
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Podcasts: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Hearing Aids
This episode of our Tech Briefs podcast series Here’s an Idea™ explores a variety of new-and-improved hearing aids, from $5 “do-it-yourself” devices to advanced systems that monitor brain waves.
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Trivia: Medical
Historical Devices
What major event in history was a catalyst for advancements in prosthetics?
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INSIDER: AR/AI

MD&M West Keynote: AI Without the Hype: Real Results in Manufacturing

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News: Robotics, Automation & Control

Quantum Surgical Acquires NeuWave Medical, Inc.

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INSIDER: Design

MD&M West Keynote: Disrupting the Status Quo: Are We Innovating or Just...

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INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping

MD&M West Presentation: How Intelligent Product Lifecycle Management...

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INSIDER: Medical

Product Launch: Extrusion Crosshead Allows for Disassembly with a Single...

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INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Education Initiative: Student Education Initiative to Empower Next...

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Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
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Webcasts

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Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control

Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability

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Podcasts: Design

How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery

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Podcasts: Medical

Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices

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Podcasts: Medical

Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care

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On-Demand Webinars: Communications

Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices

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Podcasts: AR/AI

Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery

Inside Story

Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
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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.

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