Materials & Manufacturing

Advances in materials and manufacturing are leading to better implants, prosthetics, and devices. Browse innovative developments in materials and manufacturing that significantly impact medical device design and production.

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Features: Materials
Pulse Plasma Nitriding Provides Unique Surface Treatment of Implantable Metals
Plasma nitriding has a broad appeal to surface treat many metallic materials used in medical applications, including titanium alloys
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Biosensor Enables Ultrafast Detection of COVID-19
Researchers have developed a genosensor that is efficient in detecting SARS-CoV-2.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Stretchable Pressure Sensor Could Lead to Better Robotics, Prosthetics
The sensor can be stretched up to 50 percent with almost the same sensing performance.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
Suture of the Future Fights Infection
The smart bandage can dispense antibiotic, monitor wound-healing biomarkers, and report important data directly to doctors.
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Features: Wearables
Inside the OEM: Medtronic
The company’s key markets include cardiovascular, medical-surgical, neuroscience, and diabetes.
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Trivia: Medical
Inventions
What common medical adapter that can reduce hospital-acquired infections shares its name with a traditional holiday symbol?
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Supplements: IoMT
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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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Inside Story: Intertek Allentown
Senior scientist Paula McDaniel tells MDB how to find and prevent material failures.
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Podcasts: Medical
Microneedles
Microneedles offer an intriguing alternative to the drug-delivery devices we know and don't love.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Product of the Month
A new class of 3D Printing resins for healthcare applications.
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Features: Materials
Transforming Plastic Parts into High-Value Products
Learn some of the essential areas of plasma treatment in the medical device industry.
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Briefs: Medical
Shifting Demand for Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors Creates a Critical Supply Shortfall for Medical Electronics Needs
MLCC manufacturers are ramping up manufacturing capacity.
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Briefs: Materials
Monitoring Glucose Levels, No Needles Required
The wearable, noninvasive glucose monitoring device prototype is the first of its kind.
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Features: Regulations/Standards
The Three Challenges in Biomedical QC Testing
A robust, optimized mechanical testing program is essential to successful quality control testing.
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Briefs: Design
Optical Design Considerations for Additive Manufacturing
Light-based methods open many opportunities for medical applications.
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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
How Top Trends in Cleaning are Impacting Medical Device Design
Cleaning is a critical aspect of medical device design that is often overlooked during initial planning.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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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R&D: Materials
Nature-Inspired Coatings Could Power Tiny Labs
The new coatings were inspired by the natural world.
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R&D: Materials
Biosensor Aids in Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
A prototype of a new biosensor helps detect breast cancer in its earliest stages. The development of this biosensor falls within the field known as liquid biopsy, which helps detect the...
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Products: Imaging
New Products and Services
Linear stepper stages, tubing, Bluetooth modules, and more.
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R&D: Wearables
Wearable Head Scanner Allows Mobility During Brain Scans
Researchers have proposed a solution to both clearly visualize and accurately assess the brain via photoacoustic imaging.
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INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Mass Production Can Make Customized PPE for Healthcare Workers
New research has demonstrated the feasibility of mass producing customized respiratory protection for healthcare workers with a comfortable close-fitting seal that is suitable...
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
New Electronics Manufacturing Process Could Lead to Breakthroughs in Prosthetics
A new method for manufacturing electronics that prints high-performance silicon directly onto flexible materials could lead to breakthroughs in technologies...
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INSIDER: Medical
3D Printed Self-Powered Wearable Devices
Wearable devices have traditionally needed an external power source and require exacting manufacturing processes. Now, researchers have developed an all-printed piezoelectric (self-powered) wearable...
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Products: Materials
Product of the Month
Learn about a heat seal coating for medical-grade DuPont™ Tyvek® and paper packaging applications.
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Products: Software
Product Focus: Manufacturing/Assembly Equipment
Productivity software, ceramic additives, metal powders, and more.
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Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
2021 Create the Future Design Contest: Medical Category Winner — Halo Speculum
A win for women.
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R&D: Tubing & Extrusion
3D Printable Polymer Nanocomposite Ink
The 3D printable nanocomposite polymeric ink uses carbon nanotubes.
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Briefs: Materials
Woven Nanotube Fibers Turn Heat into Power
Flexible thermoelectric generators could be a useful way to make carbon "green."
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Top Stories

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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...

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: 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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