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: Software
Automating Orthopedic Revision Planning
See how A.I.-based machine learning supports orthopedic revision surgeries.
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Features: Transportation
Show Preview: Evolving to MedDev 2021
The "Evolving To MedDev" 2021 digital event will provide automotive and aerospace companies with practical information about how they can enter into the medical device supply chain.
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Technology Leaders: Materials
Tubing Capabilities to Improve Efficiency and Quality in Medical Device Manufacturing
Stainless steel tubing is a primary support feature of single-use handheld surgical devices.
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Briefs: Materials
Origami-Inspired Medical Patch Seals Internal Injuries
The patch can be folded around surgical tools.
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Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Wearables
In this episode of our Here's an Idea podcast, we speak to engineers who are building a variety of wearables. And some sensors blend in more than others.
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
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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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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Features: Materials
Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Jennifer Ponti, Director of Medical Business Development, Web Industries, Inc.
Ponti was part of a team that scaled the production of SARS rapid antigen tests to detect and diagnose COVID-19 infections.
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Briefs: Wearables
New Biomaterials Can Be ‘Fine-Tuned’ for Medical Applications
The materials are suitable for use in soft tissue repair or flexible bioelectronics.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
New Products and Services
Curable adhesives, thermoelectric coolers, DC power supplies, and more.
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Briefs: Wearables
Post-Surgical Patch Releases Non-Opioid Painkiller Directly to the Wound
New polymer promises localized pain control for critical first four days.
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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Printing Is Transforming the Medical Design Industry: Are You Ready?
Imagine a world where, instead of a physical warehouse full of actual products, you have an entire digital warehouse of design files.
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Features: Medical
Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Stasia Nowak, Quality Control Inspector
Nowak has been in Statistical Process Control for 30 years.
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R&D: Packaging & Sterilization
Self-Sterilizing Polymers Work Against SARS-CoV-2
Researchers have demonstrated that a family of self-sterilizing polymers are effective at inactivating coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Medical Design Briefs Product Focus: Disposables
Pressure transducers, check valves, connectors, and more.
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News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Cadence Awarded Bronze Medal from EcoVadis for Sustainability
Cadence, Inc. has been awarded a bronze medal for sustainability from EcoVadis, a provider of business sustainability ratings. Cadence’s rating is derived from EcoVadis’...
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Team of Robots To Help Manufacture Overflow Healthcare Structures
A new research effort aims to improve manufacturing of rapidly deployed structures in order to address future shortages of medical care and quarantine facilities. This...
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INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Institute Will Advance AI for Materials Science
A National Science Foundation (NSF) grant will help lay the foundation for an interdisciplinary institute that encourages the use of artificial intelligence-enabled materials discovery,...
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INSIDER: Medical
Faster, Cheaper Method Developed to Produce Microfluidics
A new technology could accelerate uptake and development of on-chip diagnostic techniques in parts of the world where rapid diagnoses are desperately needed to improve public health,...
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INSIDER: Medical
3D Systems Makes Breakthrough in Bioprinting Technology
3D Systems is expanding its development efforts focused on regenerative medicine and bioprinting solutions. This decision was driven by progress made in collaboration with United...
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Products: Materials
Product of the Month
Dymax has introduced an LED UV and broad-spectrum light-curable adhesive.
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R&D: Materials
Improved Polymer Electrode for Electronic Skin
Scientists have improved electrical conductivity in a polymer electrode for e-skin applications.
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Products: Test & Measurement
New Products and Services
CAD software, edge connectors, optical adhesives, and more.
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Features: Materials
Understanding Safety for Specialty Pumps in Medical Device Manufacturing
Sealed pump systems can dramatically improve the safety and efficiency of chemical transfer.
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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Adapting to Manufacturing Challenges of COVID-19
See how ultrasonic welding technology is being widely used in nonwoven PPE production.
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R&D: Nanotechnology
Platform Monitors Gut Microbiome
Scientists are developing a platform that can monitor and model the real-time processing of gut microbiome serotonin activity.
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R&D: Medical
Nanobiomaterial from Mites Shows Promise
A new nanomaterial from the silk produced by the Tetranychus lintearius mite has the ability to penetrate human cells without damaging them and, therefore, has promising biomedical properties.
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R&D: Electronics & Computers
Flexible Screen-Printed Rechargeable Battery
The device can be used in flexible, stretchable electronics for wearables as well as soft robotics.
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Global Innovations: Medical
Xenon Improves Properties of Maxillofacial and Orthopedic Implants
See the kind of impact that xenon has on coatings.
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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

Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components
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Improving extruded components requires careful attention to a number of factors, including dimensional tolerance, material selection, and processing. Trelleborg’s Dan Sanchez provides detailed insights into each of these considerations to help you advance your device innovations while reducing costs and speeding time to market.

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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