Materials, Adhesives & Coatings

Coating/​Surface Modification

Review the latest advances and technical briefs in medical coatings and surface modification, including plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition and plasma-applied coatings to products like stainless steel guide wires, catheters, stents and vascular surgical tools.

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R&D: Packaging & Sterilization
Liquid Metal Coating Creates Antimicrobial Fabric
A team used liquid gallium to test an antiviral and antimicrobial on a range of fabrics, including facemasks.
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Products: Medical
Product of the Month
Learn about a heat seal coating for medical-grade DuPont™ Tyvek® and paper packaging applications.
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R&D: Medical
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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Products: Energy
Product of the Month
See what Hierarchical Surface Restructuring (HSR™) can do to an electrode.
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Features: Packaging & Sterilization
Achieving High Marks for Medical Device Makers: Ultrashort Pulse Lasers
Unique device identifiers, or UDIs, enable better reporting, reviewing, and analyzing of adverse events.
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R&D: Materials
Coating Releases Antimicrobial Peptides
A coating can be applied to endotracheal tubes and release antimicrobial peptides that target infectious bacteria with specificity.
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Features: Materials
Hierarchical Surface Restructuring for Electrodes and Microelectrode Arrays
Pulse Technologies has developed a patented technology that uses ultrashort pulse lasers to restructure surfaces in electrode materials and implantables.
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Products: Tubing & Extrusion
New Products: Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West
Touchless switches, biocompatible adhesives, 3D-printing materials, and more.
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R&D: Packaging & Sterilization
Antimicrobial Surface Reduces Bacteria Buildup on Medical Instruments
Researchers have engineered new antimicrobial surfaces that can significantly reduce the formation of bacteria on medical instruments, such as urinary catheters, and reduce the risk of patient infection while in hospital.
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Supplements: Robotics, Automation & Control
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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Features: Materials
Impact-Modified Acrylic Copolymers: Evaluating Chemical Resistance
Learn the key parameters for evaluating the chemical resistance of your materials.
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Briefs: Materials
Cohesive Circuit Protection for Wearable Electronics
The cellulose nanofiber coating counters bending damage and retains electrode function under water.
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R&D: Materials
Bioactive Implant Coatings Resistant to Most Bacterial Strains
The coatings prevent inflammation or implant rejection.
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Products: Photonics/Optics
Product Focus: Laser Machining/Marking
Laser systems, engraving machines, flux-core wires, and more.
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INSIDER: Materials
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 objects...
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Global Innovations: Materials
Xenon Improves Properties of Maxillofacial and Orthopedic Implants
See the kind of impact that xenon has on coatings.
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Features: Materials
Protecting Medical Sensor Technologies
As sensors become more complex and specialized, they require a protective coating.
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Features: Materials
Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings for High-Wear Medical Applications
In the universe of wear resistant thin films, diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings have emerged as the ideal solution for demanding physical applications
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News: Tubing & Extrusion
Freudenberg Medical Acquires Merit Medical's Hypotube Manufacturing Business
Freudenberg Medical, a global developer and manufacturer of specialty components and finished products for the medical device industry, has acquired the dedicated...
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Briefs: Medical
Fast-Tracking Diagnostic Testing for COVID-19 and Other Viruses
Plasma equipment manufacturer PVA TePla America was asked by a manufacturer of real-time PCR diagnostic tests to treat hundreds of thousands of plastic cartridges used to test for COVID-19.
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Blog: Medical
Surface Coating Inactivates Virus That Causes COVID-19
Doorknobs, light switches, shopping carts. Fear runs rampant nowadays when it comes to touching common surfaces because of the rapid spread of the coronavirus. A Virginia Tech professor has...
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Features: Materials
LSR Technology: A New Dimension in Design of Medical Devices
Learn how liquid silicone rubber (LSR) is playing a major role in the fabrication of new medical devices.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New Products and Services
Shielding materials, static control, 3D printing software, and more.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Coating Process Lights Porous Electronics and Sensors
Researchers have shown how to coat glass and plastic with porous titanium dioxide.
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Products: Photonics/Optics
New Products and Services
Conduits, heat sinks, bioadhesives, and more.
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Products: Medical
Product Focus: Molding
Micromolded components, liquid silicone rubber, 3D printing materials, and more.
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Features: Medical
New Plasma Process for Surface Treatment of Implants
A plasma etching process called electron enhanced material processing (EEMP) has been shown to improve performance of metal and alloys.
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R&D: Medical
Insect Wings Hold Antimicrobial Clues for Improved Medical Implants
A study has identified new ways in which nano-pillars can damage bacteria.
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Products: Test & Measurement
New Products & Services
Position sensors, power clamps, CT scanners, and more.
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Top Stories

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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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