Materials, Adhesives & Coatings

Materials/​Biomaterials

See how metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, and biomaterials are supporting applications in medical device manufacturing.

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Products: Materials
Apple Rubber Products (Lancaster, NY) offers medical silicone seals that feature resistance to UV light, ozone, and weather; hydrophobic properties; temperature range of -94 °F to 400 °F; dimensional stability in...
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Products: Medical
Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (Minneapolis, MN) offers PEEK (polyetheretherketone), a high-performance thermoplastic that offers long operating life with chemical resistance and retention of mechanical properties up to 570...
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Products: Materials
DYMAX Corporation (Torrington, CT) has introduced the 210-CTH MD® medical device adhesive, a tack-free, LED-curable adhesive formulated for on-demand cure with the DYMAX BlueWave® LED Prime UVA spot-curing lamp....
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Mission Accomplished: Medical
Argonide Corporation, a company focused on the research, production, and marketing of specialty nano-materials, was seeking to develop applications for its NanoCeram® fibers. Only 2 nanometers in...
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Briefs: Medical
Although the concept of nanotechnology (controlling matter on an atomic scale) dates back to 1959, it is only now becoming more commercially realized. It has the potential to challenge...
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Products: Materials
Medi-Solve Coatings (Natick, MA) offers patented multi-layer and mono-layer guidewire coating systems that provide lubricity and abrasion resistance. The two layers are formed using an aqueous solution system that does not...
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Products: Materials
The Specialty Photonics Divison of OFS Fitel (Avon, CT) has launched a new design tool for engineers that provides “at a glance” properties of a wide range of materials offered for optical fiber coatings,...
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Products: Medical
Evonik (Parsippany, NJ) has introduced CYROLITE® Protect, an acrylic-based multipolymer compound that has been developed for medical devices that include antimicrobial agents. It is designed for FDA...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Thermally Conductive Silicone
The MED-2955 from NuSil (Carpinteria, CA) is designed to have low volatility and low ionic content for more sensitive electronic devices or processes. It is non-cytotoxic and can be used as a cure-in-place adhesive or potting compound between electrical/electric components and heat sinks as part of a thermal management...
Products: Materials
PolyMedex Discovery Group (Putnam, CT) offers custom melt filtration of polymers used for catheters and balloons. The custom melt filtration process results in removal of gels as small as 20 μm (0.0008"). Melt filtration...
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Products: Medical
Porvair Filtration Group (Ashland, VA) has expanded its range of BioVyon™ porous polymeric, composite, and functionalized materials for the healthcare industries. Using proprietary processes to immobilize materials such as...
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Briefs: Medical
SCAFTEX® Non-Woven Bio-Textile for Implantable Devices
Classic tissue engineering utilizes absorbable non-woven biomedical textiles from a variety of fibers to aid in cell growth and proliferation, and medical device companies rely on these materials for implantable devices that must degrade over time. Non-woven bio-textiles such as SCAFTEX® and...
Briefs: Medical
Biomedical textile structures incorporate a wide array of biocompatible materials, including advanced polymers and metals in a range of sizes and thicknesses...
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Mission Accomplished: Medical
Going to the dentist is always a less-than-welcome experience. However, a water purification technology developed for NASA could lead to a more satisfying end result and cleaner teeth.
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INSIDER: Materials
Self-Assembling Polymer Film Shows Promise for Artificial Muscles
A newly developed self-assembling polymer film that bends and stretches when hit by light is pointing the way to a new family of functional materials. This flexing film is the first material to have been made by coaxing complex molecules to form large-scale, highly ordered 3D arrays...
Products: Materials
Akron Coating and Adhesives (Akron, OH) offers the ACA60-140, a radiation sterilization process indicator that changes color at 25 kGy of gamma radiation and is suitable for use with the sterilization...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Bioconnect (San Diego, CA), a division of RF Industries, offers replacement leads that feature DIN overmolded DIN sockets that have a positive fit with any brand of AAMI approved cables. The leads are manufactured using...
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Products: Materials
Laser Components (Hudson, NH) has introduced anti-reflection (AR) coatings for use in applications when high power has to be transmitted across optical fibers using a laser. These coatings are intended to reduce...
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Products: Medical
Teleflex Medical OEM (Kenosha, WI) has introduced an EFEP co-extrusion that eliminates the need for etching. The co-extrusion offers chemical resistance and high clarity for applications where transparency is...
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Products: Medical
CI Medical (Norton, MA) offers Radiopaque® ink for use on medical implantable devices. When coupled with fluoroscopy, the ink enables surgeons complete visibility of marked medical device components implanted...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Proto Labs is the world’s fastest provider of CNC machined and injection molded parts. Our Firstcut and Protomold services utilize proprietary computing technologies and automated manufacturing systems...
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Products: Materials
Da/Pro Rubber, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of precision, custom molded rubber, plastic, and TPE products. We work hand-in-hand with our customers to manufacture unique precision...
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Briefs: Medical
Self-Assembling Hydrophobin Useful for Coating Surfaces
This technology provides isolated polynucleotides comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a mature thermophillic hydrophobin polypeptide suitable for a recombinant DNA technology production process. This compound self-assembles at interfaces and is applicable to a broad variety of surfaces....
Features: Medical
Many of today’s single-use medical devices would not be commercially viable without a lubricant coating. Dry lubricants using PTFE particles provide design engineers with a...
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Products: Materials
DYMAX (Torrington, CT) offers the UltraRed™ 1120-M-UR tack-free, LED-curable, plastic bonding medical device adhesive formulated for on-demand cure with the BlueWave® LED Prime UVA spot-curing lamp. Ultra-Red fluoresces...
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Products: Medical
MED Resins
Arkema (Philadelphia, PA) offers Pebax® MED resins for medical device applications, including devices exposed short-term to bodily fluids (
Products: Materials
PolyMedex Discovery Group (Putnam, CT) offers custom-colored, medical-grade polymers formulated for precision catheter components. PolyMedex color specialists utilize a library of more than 130 highly pure biocompatible...
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Products: Materials
Boyd Coatings Research Co. (Hudson, MA) has introduced a proprietary formulation of PTFE medical device coating. The CRC 7000 series is suitable for medical applications such as guidewires and other device components...
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Products: Materials
Stockwell Elastomerics (Philadelphia, PA) has introduced the Stockwell DP-1001 polyimide film supported silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive with a 91# poly-coated opaque white release liner that is easy to remove....
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Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
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In collaboration with the Fort Wayne Metals Engineering team, Eric Dietsch focuses on supporting customers with material recommendations, product development, and education. Eric is available to help you and your company with any Nitinol-related questions or needs that you may have.

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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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