Materials
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Materials
Selecting Silicone Adhesives for Medical Device Manufacturing
Understanding cure characteristics, temperature, rheology, surface prep, and inhibition simplifies the specification process.Online Exclusives Brian Reilly, Business Development Director, Biomaterials, NuSil, an Avantor Company 10.18.18
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Materials
Taking Steps Toward a Wearable Artificial Kidney
New urea sorbent that could accelerate progress toward the development of a lightweight, wearable artificial kidney.American Chemical Society 10.18.18
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Materials
Drug-Equipped Polymer Fibers: Medication You Can Wear
The smart fibers recognize the need for therapy by themselves and dose the active ingredients with precision and accuracy.Empa 10.16.18
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Cardiovascular | Materials | Neurological
NSF Grant Awarded for Antifouling Materials for Medical Implants
Professor receives grant for more than $340,000 for development effort.University of Akron 10.15.18
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Materials
Scapa Healthcare Purchases Systagenix’s UK Facility
Gargrave is now the largest manufacturing facility and European Turn-Key Center of Excellence for Scapa Healthcare.Scapa Healthcare 10.02.18
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Materials
3D Bioprinting of Living Structures with Built-In Chemical Sensors
Bioinks with sensor nanoparticles can be calibrated and used to monitor stem cell respiration in bioprinted structures.Faculty of Science - University of Copenhagen 10.02.18
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Electronics | Materials | R&D & Design
How to Choose Fasteners for Your Medical Device
How designers can get the most out of their fasteners to create an affordable, repeatable, and safe medical device.Online Exclusives Nigel Syrotuck, Mechanical Engineer, StarFish Medical 08.29.18
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Materials | Surgical
A New Generation of Artificial Retinas Based on 2D Materials
Few-layer graphene and molybdenum disulfide were used to successfully fabricate an artificial retina.American Chemical Society 08.20.18
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Materials | Packaging & Sterilization
Bacteria-Fighting Polymers Created with Light
Synthetic reproductions of antimicrobial peptides can be used for disease treatment, food, and cosmetics.University of Warwick 08.14.18
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Materials | Surgical
Biocompatible, Bioresorbable Polymeric Material Could Repair Damaged Organs and Tissue
The polymer matrix is implanted into damaged liver tissue, bones, or vessels, saturated with the cells of these organs.Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University 08.07.18
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Materials
View from the Top
A Q&A with Polyzen’s Tilak Shah on his almost 50-year career in materials and medtech.Bill Ellerkamp, Contributing Writer 07.26.18
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Diagnostics | Materials | Patient Monitoring
Nanotube Biosensors for Implantable Sensing
The biosensors were made using synthetic biology, which improves their sensing capabilities in complex biofluids.Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) 07.24.18
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Materials
High-Tech Dentures: Fighting Bacteria with Nanotechnology
Nanostructured surface to accelerate wound healing after implantation and better protect against the attack of bacteria.Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 07.16.18
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Diagnostics | Materials | Neurological
Nanoparticles Could Help to Detect Alzheimer’s Through MRI
Could pave the way for new studies to develop methods of early and non-invasive diagnosis of this neurodegenerative disease.Universidad Politecnica de Madrid 07.12.18
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Diagnostics | Electronics | Materials | Patient Monitoring | Software & IT
Metamaterial Technologies Acquires Mediwise
Mediwise is a medical research and development company that develops wireless devices in medical diagnostics and monitoring.PR Newswire 07.11.18
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Diagnostics | Materials
Fluorescent Patch Boosts Brightness in Diagnostic Tests
Metal nanostructures increase the fluorescence intensity by 100 times in these diagnostic tests.Videos Washington University in St. Louis
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Diagnostics | Electronics | Materials
German Scientists Print Potential Diagnostic Sensors on Gummi Candy
Printing microelectrode arrays on gelatin and other soft materials could pave the way for new medical diagnostics tools.Technical University of Munich 06.21.18
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Diagnostics | Materials | Patient Monitoring
Diabetes Management and the Role of Adhesives
Diabetes management has come a long way over the past few decades. The disease that used to require patients to visit their doctor’s office on a weekly basis for glucose readings can now be continuously monitored on-the-go in the office or at h…Del R. Lawson, Ph.D., R&D manager, Critical and Chronic Care Solutions Division, 3M 06.04.18
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Machining & Laser Processing | Materials | Molding
Cadence Completes Major Expansion for New PEEK Machining and Molding Capabilities
The use of PEEK components continues to rise in implantable medical devices.Cadence Inc. 05.30.18
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Materials
Researchers Create First Ever 3D-Printed Human Corneas
With a simple low-cost 3D bioprinter, bio-ink was successfully extruded in concentric circles to form the human cornea shape.Newcastle University 05.30.18
