Materials, Adhesives & Coatings

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

Silicone Membrane for Wearable Devices Is Comfortable and Breathable

The membrane wicks water away from the skin.

Briefs: Medical

4D Bioengineering Materials Bend, Curve Like Natural Tissue

The materials change shape over time in response to stimuli.

Technology Leaders: Tubing & Extrusion

Tubing Capabilities to Improve Efficiency and Quality in Medical Device Manufacturing

Stainless steel tubing is a primary support feature of single-use handheld surgical devices.

Technology Leaders: Tubing & Extrusion

Polyolefin Heat Shrink Tubing for Tight-Tolerance Medical Applications: Understanding the Advantages and Development Process

Learn the basics of heat shrink tubing and its use in medical device manufacturing.

Global Innovations: Energy

Wireless Retinal Implant Restores Visual Field for the Blind

EPFL researchers have developed a new type of retinal implant for people who have become blind due to the loss of photoreceptor cells in their retinas.

INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control

Magnetic Spray Transforms Objects into Millirobots for Biomedical Applications

Researchers have developed an easy way to make millirobots by coating objects with a glue-like magnetic spray. Driven by the magnetic field, the coated...

Features: Materials

Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Stasia Nowak, Quality Control Inspector

Nowak has been in Statistical Process Control for 30 years.

Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping

3D Printing Is Transforming the Medical Design Industry: Are You Ready?

Imagine a world where, instead of a physical warehouse full of actual products, you have an entire digital warehouse of design files.

Features: Materials

Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Jennifer Ponti, Director of Medical Business Development, Web Industries, Inc.

Ponti was part of a team that scaled the production of SARS rapid antigen tests to detect and diagnose COVID-19 infections.

Features: Medical

Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Evelyn Rueda, Research and Development Engineer, Avery Dennison Medical

Rueda and her team developed face shields and N95 respirators to support the need for PPE in hospitals.

Products: Electronics & Computers

New Products and Services: March 2021 Medical Design Briefs

Curable adhesives, thermoelectric coolers, DC power supplies, and more.

Briefs: Wearables

Post-Surgical Patch Releases Non-Opioid Painkiller Directly to the Wound

New polymer promises localized pain control for critical first four days.

Briefs: Materials

New Biomaterials Can Be ‘Fine-Tuned’ for Medical Applications

The materials are suitable for use in soft tissue repair or flexible bioelectronics.

R&D: Packaging & Sterilization

Self-Sterilizing Polymers Work Against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers have demonstrated that a family of self-sterilizing polymers are effective at inactivating coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19.

INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping

New Institute Will Advance AI for Materials Science

A National Science Foundation (NSF) grant will help lay the foundation for an interdisciplinary institute that encourages the use of artificial intelligence-enabled materials discovery,...

Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Adapting to Manufacturing Challenges of COVID-19

See how ultrasonic welding technology is being widely used in nonwoven PPE production.

Features: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Understanding Safety for Specialty Pumps in Medical Device Manufacturing

Sealed pump systems can dramatically improve the safety and efficiency of chemical transfer.

Products: Electronics & Computers

New Products and Services: February 2021 Medical Design Briefs

CAD software, edge connectors, optical adhesives, and more.

Products: Materials

Product of the Month: February 2021 Medical Design Briefs

Dymax has introduced an LED UV and broad-spectrum light-curable adhesive.

R&D: Semiconductors & ICs

Flexible Screen-Printed Rechargeable Battery

The device can be used in flexible, stretchable electronics for wearables as well as soft robotics.

R&D: Nanotechnology

Nanobiomaterial from Mites Shows Promise

A new nanomaterial from the silk produced by the Tetranychus lintearius mite has the ability to penetrate human cells without damaging them and, therefore, has promising biomedical properties.

R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Platform Monitors Gut Microbiome

Scientists are developing a platform that can monitor and model the real-time processing of gut microbiome serotonin activity.

R&D: Electronics & Computers

Improved Polymer Electrode for Electronic Skin

Scientists have improved electrical conductivity in a polymer electrode for e-skin applications.

Global Innovations: Materials

Xenon Improves Properties of Maxillofacial and Orthopedic Implants

See the kind of impact that xenon has on coatings.

Blog: Design

Senturion+ Filtration Material Removes 98.8 Percent of SARS-CoV-2 Virus

A patented filtration material from Senturion+ has been proven to block and inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus with a 98.8 percent removal efficacy rate. Scientists from...

News: Materials

Covestro, Metrex Measure Effects of Disinfectants on PC-Based Materials

Frequent cleaning and surface disinfection — already proven to help reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) — has become even more critical due to the...

Supplements: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Medical Design Briefs: 2020 Technology Leaders

Learn about the medical manufacturers and cutting-edge applications that stood out in 2020.

Features: Materials

Q&A: The Increasingly Important Role Material Selection Plays in Driving Medical Device Product Development Strategy

Senior Director Asmita Khanolkar tell us what she sees for the medical materials industry, in a post-COVID world.

Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition

New Products and Services: January 2021 Medical Design Briefs

Single-phase filters, assembly services, sleep=tracking sensors, and more.