Materials, Adhesives & Coatings

Adhesives/​Sealants

Medical adhesives and sealants can be used to bond medical products, such as syringes, dialysis filters, blood bags and tube connections. Browse technical briefs, new products, and the latest applications related to the medical bonding tools.

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Supplements: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Winter 2021 Resource Guide
In our winter edition of the MDB Resource Guide, learn about new cleaning requirements and find the right company to match your medical-design needs.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Products and Services
Linear stepper stages, tubing, Bluetooth modules, and more.
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
Vote for Medical Design Briefs Product of the Year 2021
Winners will be announced in Medical Design Briefs and here on MedicalDesignBriefs.com.
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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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Features: Materials
Hydrocolloid Innovation: Past, Present & Future
Learn the history of this game-changing medical material and the latest hydrocolloid developments and applications.
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R&D: Materials
Sticking Sensors to Skin Without Adhesives
Researchers developed a method to bond human skin to rubber-like polymeric materials without an adhesive.
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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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Products: Materials
New Products: Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West
Touchless switches, biocompatible adhesives, 3D-printing materials, and more.
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R&D: Green Design & Manufacturing
Studying Shellfish Helps Develop New Adhesives
Chemists are studying shellfish to develop new, safer, and more sustainable adhesives for a variety of uses, including bandages and other medical applications.
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News: Materials
Panacol-Elosol Relocates to Newly Constructed Facility
Vigorous growth has enabled Panacol-Elosol GmbH, manufacturer of industrial and specialty adhesives, to build a larger facility for its corporate headquarters. With double the space for...
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Supplements: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Summer 2021 Resource Guide
Our 2021 Resource Guide shows you the top manufacturers in materials, manufacturing, and a range of other medical-device categories.
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Products: Tubing & Extrusion
Product Focus 2021: Tubing
Silicone elastomers, polyimide tubing, heat-shrink materials, and more.
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INSIDER: Materials
An Electrifying New Way to Seal Broken Blood Vessels
A team of researchers has developed a device that offers a quicker and less-invasive way to seal tears and holes in blood vessels, using an electrically activated glue patch applied via a...
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Products: Materials
Product of the Month
A new system ensures optimal synchronization between the adhesive, the dispensing system, and the UV LED curing equipment.
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News: Materials
Mactac Acquires Duramark Products Inc., Formerly Ritrama USA
Mactac®, a LINTEC Company, has acquired Duramark Products Inc., previously known as Ritrama USA. The acquisition consists of the company’s Minneapolis, MN, and Moore, SC,...
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Briefs: Wearables
Origami-Inspired Medical Patch Seals Internal Injuries
The patch can be folded around surgical tools.
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Features: Materials
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.
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Supplements: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Medical Design Briefs: 2020 Technology Leaders
Learn about the medical manufacturers and cutting-edge applications that stood out in 2020.
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R&D: Medical
Wound-Healing Biomaterials Activate Immune System
A new biomaterial significantly reduces scar formation after wounding, leading to more effective skin healing.
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Features: Materials
Noncytotoxic Adhesive Systems Meet Broad Requirements for Medical Devices and Wearables
See how advanced adhesive compounds provide manufacturers with an effective alternative to mechanical fasteners.
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R&D: Medical
Mixing Silk with Polymers Could Lead to Better Biomedical Implants
Combining silk fabric with epoxy creates laminates that can be formed into shapes for medical uses.
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Briefs: Medical
Adhesive Film Turns Smartwatch into Biochemical Health Monitoring System
The system looks for chemical indicators found in sweat.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
New Products and Services
Simulation Software Volume Graphics, Charlotte, NC, has added and augmented important functionalities to its software that help designers and manufacturers capture and interrogate product data to improve final...
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Products: Materials
Product of the Month
3M has released a new extended wear medical transfer adhesive.
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Features: Materials
Pandemic PPE: What Good Will Come of the COVID-19 Crisis?
Collaboration and innovation, born of necessity, hold potential to improve the healthcare industry’s PPE product choices and supply reliability.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
New Products and Services
Conduits, heat sinks, bioadhesives, and more.
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Products: Materials
Product Focus: Molding
Micromolded components, liquid silicone rubber, 3D printing materials, and more.
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Products: Motion Control
New Products & Services
Shaft collars, modular clean labs, hybrid motion controllers, and more.
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Blog: Medical
Raumedic, Hamilton Medical Expand U.S. Partnership to Produce Ventilators
In the midst of the current pandemic, time is of the essence. So, when the US Department of Health & Human Services tapped Hamilton Medical, Inc. to aid the national...
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INSIDER: Medical

Brain Implant Enables Safer Drug Delivery

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Features: Medical

Built to Adapt: Rethinking Contract Manufacturing for a New Era

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Podcasts: Design

Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care

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From the Editor: Medical

From The Editor: Charting the Technologies That Will Shape Medtech in 2026

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Features: Materials

OEM Toll Processing Advances High-Value Products

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Podcasts: Medical

Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery

Ask the Expert

Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
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Understanding power system components and how to connect them correctly is critical to meeting regulatory requirements and designing successful electrical products for worldwide markets. Interpower’s Ralph Bright defines these requirements and explains how to know which cord to select for your application.

Webcasts

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Podcasts: Medical

How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery

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Podcasts: Design

Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices

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Podcasts: Design

Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care

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On-Demand Webinars: Medical

Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices

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Podcasts: AR/AI

Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery

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Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Material Science Innovations for Medical Devices

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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