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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Global Innovations: Semiconductors & ICs
Increasing the Lifespan and Stability of Human Implantable Medical Devices
A coating minimizes tissue damage by reducing friction.
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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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Features: Materials
Biomedical Balloons: Understanding Their Physical and Mechanical Properties
Learn about the different material options for balloon catheters.
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R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Smart Fabric Stiffens on Demand
A new type of chain mail fabric is flexible like cloth but can stiffen on demand.
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Features: Materials
Creating Robust Reprocessing Instructions for Reusable Device IFUs
Developing IFUs for reusable devices presents a unique challenge that requires focused attention to ensure patient safety: the reprocessing method.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New Products and Services
Power entry modules, application processors, proximity testing services, and more.
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Briefs: Materials
Microneedle Patch Delivers COVID-19 DNA Vaccine
The patch can be stored for 30 days at room temperature.
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R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Micron-Sized Lab-on-a-Chip Devices
Researchers have demonstrated the ability to create microfluidic lab-on-a-chip devices with channels and valves smaller than ever before.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
JILA Comb Breathalyzer Now More Sensitive to Disease Biomarkers
The sensitivity of the decade-old frequency comb breathalyzer now detects four additional biomarkers.
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Technology Leaders: Materials
Integrated Rupture Disk Assemblies for Medical OEM Equipment
Medical OEMs are increasingly turning to integrated rupture disk assemblies with all components combined by the manufacturer.
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News: Medical
Raumedic to Expand Manufacturing Facilities, Adding New Capabilities and Jobs
Medical technology company Raumedic Inc. is expanding the cleanroom manufacturing facilities at its U.S. headquarters in Mills River, NC, by February 2022. The...
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Products: Medical
Product of the Month
See what Hierarchical Surface Restructuring (HSR™) can do to an electrode.
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Technology Leaders: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Prototype to Mass Production for Single-Use Instruments
Single-use surgical instruments designed to be disposed or recycled following use offer many benefits over reusable products.
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Applications: Software
Additive Manufacturing Offers New Hope for Treating Women’s Pelvic Floor Disorders
Cosm’s work shines a light on a common, growing, under-served, and global women’s health issue.
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Features: Medical
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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Briefs: Medical
Bioactive Glass and Metal Implants Dissolve at the End of Operational Lifespan
The devices eliminate the need for invasive removal once they have served their purpose.
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Global Innovations: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Tiny Biosupercapacitor Provides Energy for Biomedical Applications
The miniaturization of microelectronic sensor technology, microelectronic robots, and intravascular implants is progressing rapidly. However, it also poses major challenges for...
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Briefs: Tubing & Extrusion
First Steerable Catheter Developed for Brain Surgery
The device was inspired by nature, specifically insect legs and flagella.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Thumb-Sized Device Quickly ‘Sniffs Out’ Bad Breath
A portable, thumb-sized device can quickly diagnose bad breath by “sniffing” exhalations.
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Applications: Design
Technology Responds Swiftly to Worldwide Pandemics
The products that help stop the spread of communicable diseases range from simple to sophisticated.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Products and Services
Medical-grade power adapters, fume hoods, image sensors, and more.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Liquid Metal Sensors and AI Help Prosthetic Hands to ‘Feel’
Researchers used individual fingertips fitted with stretchable tactile sensors with liquid metal.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robotic Neck Brace Can Help Analyze the Impact of Cancer Treatment
The device could help guide recovery after treatment for head and neck cancer.
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R&D: Test & Measurement
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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Applications: Robotics, Automation & Control
Stepping Up Emergency Medical Production with Robotics
Infiplast, a plastics company for medical devices, was asked to design, prototype, test, and manufacture a critical component for ventilators.
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Briefs: Materials
Turning Pollen into 3D Printing Ink for Biomedical Applications
The ink could be used to make parts for tissue engineering, toxicity testing, and drug delivery.
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Products: Semiconductors & ICs
Product Focus: Mechanical Components
Lumen chips, force sensors, safety clips, and more.
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Trivia: Design
Surgery
What device commonly used in cardivascular procedures is believed to be named for a dentist?
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INSIDER: Materials
Microneedles Provide More Effective Delivery of Antibiotics to Wounds
A flexible polymer composite microneedle array can overcome the physicochemical bacterial biofilm present in chronic, nonhealing wounds and deliver both oxygen and...
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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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